Ohm's Law states that | = x where | = current (amperes) V = voltage (volts) R = resistance (ohms) Solve the following problems. ? 1. What the current produced with a 9-volt battery through a resstance of 100 ohms? Ts? | ga . ved a OW anps 2. Find the current when a 12-volt battery is connected through a resistance of 25 ohms. YS anps 4. What would be the current in Problem 3 if the potential difference were doubled? ee v= 240 U.S oups 5, What would be the current in Problem 3 if the resistance were doubled? wl \zO . ae ev > tO ( oO 7 \ 2 fof ee Physical Science 8767 69 grannies raveVoltage (volts) = Current (amperes) x Resistance (ohms) Solve the following problems. 1. What voltage produces a current of 50 amps with a resistance of 20 ohms? Vet SO*K202 T=sd (L=20 J Od Volts 2. Silver has a resistance of 1.98 x 10“ ohms. What voltage would produce a current of 100 amps? JOO K ,Od0148 = vee r= j00 (= .0oold’ ,OIAY volts a. ‘A current of 250 amps is flowing through a copper wire with a resistance of 2.09 x 10“ ohms. What is the voltage? V= — 250 kK, QOd204 = 10523 vs\6 4. What voltage produces a current of 500 amps with a resistance of 50 ohms? V= 2 S02 ¥ SO= I= Soo (Lz S50 ZS, © Ud 5 5. What voltage would produce a current of.100 amps through an aluminum wire which has a resistance of 3.44 x 104 ohms? Ve! foo K ,000384¥4 = ,03 44 uw ts Physical Science IF8767 90 @lnstructional Far, inc.eee CALCULATING RESISTANCE Name Resistance (ohms) = Voltage (volts) Current (amperes) . What resistance would produce a current of 200 amperes with a potential difference, of 2,000 volts? Raz QOOd gates) 200 Ou eS 200 Vz 21000 volts lo _onms 2. A 12-volt battery produces a current of 25 amperes. What is the resistance? Ra? (20 | V= 12 Ze ees SE Ohms ). A 9-volt battery produces a current of 2.0 amperes. What is the resistance? f=? a V= Av 2 T= Corps U.S ohms 4, An overhead wire has a potential difference of 2,000 volts. If the current flowing through the wire is one million amperes, what is the resistance of the wire? 2.000 (COX Ohms 5. What is the resistance of a light bulb if a 120-volt potential difference produces a current of 0.8 amperes? - 2 (26 (sd Ohms Physical Sclence IF8767 * 91 ‘instructional Fair, Inc,)HM’S LAW PROBLEMS ¢ { ‘sing Ohm's Law, solve the following problems ‘ed by © potential difference of 240 volts through a What is the current produc: 1 240 “2 2. What resistance would produce a current of 120 amps from a 6-voit battery? ez Rae o& re \zo {~O v= G OS ohms 3. What voltage is necessary to produce a current of 200 amperes through a resistance of 1 x 10% ohms? VeaZxie ve . 200K .0o\ = rs 208 a= ool 4, What is the current produced by a 9-volt battery flowing through a resistance of 2x 104 ohms? 1 ae 0002 V= (= +0002 4S, 003 ans 5. What is the potential difference if a resistance of 25 ohms 250 amperes? Produces a current of vere Vea ¥e a 35 zsx2so = r= @50 6, ASO volts Physical Science IF8767 9 2 instructional Fair, inc.~ Reap [EY A German physicist, Georg $. Ohm, ionshi Tibetan yet Gore nm ete! tis mathematical relationship, which is Present in most circuit Current (amps) = —Voltage (volts Resistance (ohms, ©) To work through this skill sheet, c » You will need the s diagrams. The symbols th ie ‘Ymbols used to depict circuits in Provided vo the aa at aE Most commonly used for cnet diag a | me C Omens indi ett contains more than one battery, the total voltage is the sum of the wel tnuividual voltages. A circuit containing tvo 6 V baer has a total voltage of 12 V. z (Note: The batteries must be Connected positive to negative for the Voltages to add.] >» Exampte [J Ifa toaster produces 12 ohms of res ‘sistance in a 120-volt circuit, what is the “urrent in the circuit? amount of ower Given Solution The resistance (R) is 12 ohms, 1=¥ « 120v0t 45 The voltage (V) is 120 vol ~R~ T2ohms ~ 'amps Looking for [a 7 . The amount of cument () inthe ore, ‘The current in the toaster citcuit is 10 amps, Relationships r=Z R If problem asks you to calculate the voltage or resistance, You must rearrange the equation /=V/R to solve for V. or R. All three forms of the equation are listed below. PRACTICE [>—2— In this section, you will find some problems based on diagrams and others without diagrams. In all cases, show your woe Pesan - >, How much current is in a circuit that includes a 9-volt battery and a bulb with a resistance of 3 ohms? Ze i. 9 2, How much current is in a circuit that includes a 9-volt battery anda bubba a resistance of 12 ohms? 3. A circuit contains a 1.5 volt battery and a bulb with a resistance of 3 ohms, Calculate the current. USS ae sam PSPage 2 of 2 , ah anne 4, 5. 5. r. ? A circuit contains 0)1.5 volt batteries and a bulb with a resistance of 3 ohms. Calculate the current a oO What is the voltage of circuit with 15 amps of current and Basier th 8 ohne at rd eance? 2 a ¥ i A light bulb has a resistance of 4 ohms and a current of 2. Whats the voltae acrosk th ouub7 2 e Nee How much voltage would be necessary to generate 10 ampbOfcanait in a cine Hate shaU 6 resistance? WE = 12 ohms . lO= How many ohms of resistance must be Present ina ciroui that haé 120 volts and a current of 10 amy = z OM s An alarm clock draws 0.5 A of current when connedited to a 120 volt circuits Calculate its résistance OnmS 22 2 . A portable CD player uses two 1.5 V batteries. eth idan the CD player isa, wise is its Tes = a < . You have a large flashlight that takes 4 D-cell batt@XC i ifthe Gurrent in wht PMS resistance of the light bulb? (Hint: A D-cell battery has 1.5 volts.) Tice the dinmenes bates 4 eaterOhms Law Worksheet Name: - ae Uv. Date:. Per: “R 1. Acurrent of 3.7 amps is running through a circuit like the one above with a resistance of 1.50hms. Whatis the voltage? a ts ——= IE TST as Le 2. Ifthe currentin the circuit above is 10 amps and the resistance is 3 ohms, whatis the voltage? Vv lor V= 30 vets 2 | | 3. Ifthe battery in the circuit above is 24 V and the resistance is 12 ohms, whatis the current? = 2 = gaat T=Rarves 4, Given a voltage of 120 volts and a current of 5 amps, whatis the resistance? 20 sae Reelee > 24 ohms 5. Givena resistance of 1500 ohms and a current on 0.03 amps, what's the voltage? 0%. xX = 4S ‘ = = D woo Vet oolts 6. Resistance is 200 ohms and voltage is 24 V, whatis the current? as I S05 Le A2 dvs 7. Battery potential is 12 voltsandcurrentis 2.7 amps. What’sthe resistance? 29213 ate “Be Le 4.4 Ohms 8. Housecurrentis 120 volts. If alight bul runsacurrentof 0.5 amps, what’sthe resistance of the bulb? wep S212 SBE 249 dams 9. Your car battery is a 12 VDC source. Typically you might find a fuse that can handlea Samp surge. What resistance is that fuse protecting? seth eB Q4 ohms 10. You might havea flashlight that runs (2) D-cells of 1.5 volts each inseries. The bulbis rated for0.7 amps. What'sits resistance? a ez fL= 4.3 ohms