Ohm’s Law, Resistance,

Resistivity and Temperature

Ohm’s law states that current flowing through a given conductor is directly
proportional to the potential difference between its.

The Greek letter omega (Ω) is used to represent Ohms, which is the unit used
for resistance.

Electric power [W], whose units are Watts, can be obtained in different ways,
such as:
Then, it is possible to make a chart to find
each of the terms of resistance, current, power,
and electromotive force in the solution of
problems:

The resistance of a wire is an inherent property of a conductor, its units are

Ohms (Ω), and if the cross section of the wire is uniform, then it can be found
by the following factors:
To calculate the value of resistance, the previous elements are related as
follows:

To find the value of a specific resistance by using the temperature coefficient

a, you can use the following formula:
You can look for resistivity and for temperature coefficient for different
materials using the following table:
 How can you know the value of a resistance in real life? If you have a circuit
with different resistances you can know their value by analyzing the following
color code chart.
 Closure
The basic concepts of electrodynamics you just learned constitute important
stepping stones for the analysis of electric circuits and the production of
electricity.

The production and distribution of electric energy is still a complex and

demanding task in modern times. Electric power produced in centrals either
by water dams, carbon combustion or other sources of energy, must be
distributed continuously through all the country, travelling long distances to be
used in factories, businesses and our own homes.

In the next topic you will understand electric circuits that work with direct
current. You also will be able to do calculations and even construct a basic
circuit.