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GENERAL PHYSICS 2
QUARTER 3 – MODULE 5

OHM’S LAW
 General Physics 2

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Quarter 3 – Module 5: Ohm’s Law

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General Physics 2
Quarter 3
Module 5 – Week
5
OHM’S LAW

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Delivery Mode (ADM) Quarter 3 - Module 5 on Ohm’s Law!

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 What I Need to Know

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The module has one lesson, namely:

 Ohm’s Law

After going through this module, you are expected to:

MELC:
Solve problems involving current, resistance and Ohm’s law in contexts such as, but not limited to
batteries and bulbs, household wiring and selection fuses

code

Specific Objectives:

1. Define Ohm’s law;

2. Determine the relationship of voltage, current and resistance; and

3. Solve problems using the Ohm’s law formula.

 What I Know

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the space provided before
each number.

_____1. The amount of charge flowing through a cross-sectional area of a wire per unit of time is called
A. Current B. Power C. Resistance D. Work
_____2. According to Ohm's Law, current equals the voltage divided by the

A. Current B. Power C. Resistance D. Work

_____3. What does the letter 'R' stand for in Ohm's Law?

A. Rate of reaction B. Reactants C. Resistance D. Resistor

_____4. What equation would you use to solve for voltage?

A. V=I/R B. V=IR C. V = R/I D. V = V/R
_____5. What does the letter 'I' stand for in Ohm's Law?

A. Input B. Inductance C. Current D. Capacitance

_____6. What does the letter 'E' stand for in Ohm's Law?

A. Current B. Electrical C. Resistance D. Voltage

_____7. If there are 10 Volts across a 5 Ohm resistor, what is the current?

A. 2 B. 5 C. 8 D. 10

_____8. If there are 5 Amps running through a 4 Ohm resistor, what will the voltage be across the resistor?
A. 9 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20

_____9. If the voltage across a resistor_____, the current flowing through will increase.

A. Decreases B. Increases C. Stays the same D. Not enough information

_____10. Ohm is denoted by the symbol

A. π B. Ω C. θ D. λ
 Ohm’s Law

Real-life applications of Ohm’s law ranges from simple appliances like conventional electric
fans, electric heaters, electric kettles and irons to the high tension wires and massive projects like
rockets.

What’s In

The aim of the lesson is to help you understand the relationships of voltage, current and
resistance. At this moment, you should be skillful enough in manipulating formulas to solve for an
unknown variable. Also, you should be aware on the different units of measurement for each variable in
Ohm’s Law.

What’s New

In order to understand Ohm’s law, we should be able to describe current, voltage and resistance
and their standard units of measurement.

Quantity Definition Symbol Unit of Unit

Measurement Abbreviation
Current It is the flow of electrons I Ampere (“Amp”) A
through a complete
circuit of conductors.
Voltage The charge (electron) E or V Volt V
“pusher.” Voltage causes
current to flow/move.
- other term “Potential
Difference”.
Resistance Opposes the push from R Ohm Ώ
the voltage source.
Resistance affects the
speed of the current.
OHM’S LAW

The relationship between Voltage, Current and Resistance in any DC electrical circuit was firstly
discovered by the German physicist Georg Simon Ohm. Ohm found that, at a constant temperature, the
electrical current flowing through a fixed linear resistance is directly proportional to the voltage applied
across it, and also inversely proportional to the resistance.

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V Voltage

I=
R Resistance

Current
This law is the most fundamental relation in the analysis of electrical circuit. It connects the
relationship of the quantities of voltage, electric current and resistance in one easy-to-use equation
above.

Rearrange the terms in order to solve the equation for a specific unit of measurement.

I=V/R

V=IR

R=V/I

Or simply remember this ohm’s law triangle;

V = IR
V I = V/R
R = V/I
I R

Sample Problem 1

You have a circuit with a source voltage of 12 V and a resistance of 15 Ω. What is the current in
the circuit?

 What are the given in the problem?

V = 12 V
R = 15 Ω
 What is the unknown?
I=?
 What is the formula?
I = V/R

 Solution:
 I = V/R

I = 12 V/15 Ω

I = 0.8 A

Sample Problem 2

What is the voltage of a circuit with a resistance of 9 Ω and a current of 3 A?

Given: R=9Ω Unknown: V = ?

I = 3A

Formula : V = IR

Solution : V= (3 A) (9 Ω)

V = 27 V

Sample Problem 3

A circuit has a 24 V voltage supply and a current of 11 A runs through it. What is the
resistance?

Given: V = 24 V Unknown: R = ?

I = 11 A

Formula : R = V/I

R = 24 V/11A

R = 2.18 Ω

What’s More

Directions: Solve the problems below. Show your solutions

1. What is the current in a 160V circuit if the resistance is 20Ω?

2. What voltage is required to move 6A through 5Ω?

3. What is the resistance of a circuit with three 1.5V batteries and running at a

current of 5A?
 4. How much current is flowing through a circuit that has 120 V and presents 5 Ω resistance?

5. What is the voltage in a circuit that draws 16 A and has a resistance of 12 Ω?

6. What resistance is present if the circuit has 3 A of current and 66 V?

What I have Learned

Directions: Answer the questions below.

What does Ohm’s law state?

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

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What can Ohm’s law be used for?

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

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What I Can Do?

Directions: Explain the application of Ohm’s in the following devices/equipment.

Electric Heaters
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 Mobile or Laptop Charger
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____________________________________________________________________________

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Assessment

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the space provided before each
number.

_____1. A 10 ohms resistor is powered by a 5-V battery. The current flowing through the source is
A. 0.5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 50
_____2. What is the unit of measurement to measure the movement of charge (electron) through a wire?
A. Volt B. Ohm C. Current D. Ampere
_____3. Which of the following condition for the validity of ohm’s law?
A. Voltage should be equal to current
B. Temperature should remain constant
C. Current should be proportional to voltage
D. Current should be inversely proportional to voltage
_____4. Resistance of carbon filament lamp _________ as the applied voltage increases.
A. Increases B. Decreases C. Remains the same D. doubled
_____5. If you increase the voltage across a resistor, what will happen to the current?
A. The current will increase
B. The current will decrease
C. The current will be doubled
D. The current will stay the same
_____6. What is the unit of measurement to measure the opposition to current flow in an electrical
circuit?
A. Volt B. Ohm C. Current D. Ampere
_____7. The circuit with higher resistance will allow less charge to flow.
A. True B. False C. Sometimes D. Not enough information
_____8. Least current will flow through which of the following resistor?
A. 10 ohm resistor B. 18 ohm resistor C. 20 ohm resistor D. 25 ohm resistor
_____9. Current-voltage relationship has _________ graph.
A. hyperbola B. linear C. non –linear D. parabolic
_____10. What will be the potential difference across a 50Ω resistor if a current of 0.5A is flowing
through it?
A. 0.25 V B. 0.5 V C. 25 V D. 50 V

References
Admin. (2020, November 10). Ohm's Law - Statement, Formula, Solved Examples, Verification, FAQs.
Retrieved November 30, 2020, from https://byjus.com/physics/ohms-law/

Current Electricity. (n.d.). Retrieved November 30, 2020, from https://www.scienceworld.ca/resource/

current-electricity/

StudiousGuy. (2019, March 25). 6 Examples Of Ohm's Law In Everyday Life. Retrieved November 30,
2020, from https://studiousguy.com/examples-of-ohms-law-in-everyday-life/