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Ohms Law To Find The Third Missing Value. Ohms Law Is Used Extensively in Electronics

To measure voltage, the meter leads simply need to touch two points in a circuit without being connected. To measure current, the ammeter must be inserted into the circuit so current flows through it. Ohm's law states the relationship between voltage, current and resistance in a circuit. It can be used to find any one of these values if the other two are known. The law is represented by the Ohm's law triangle diagram and different equations for calculating voltage, current and resistance. Examples demonstrate using Ohm's law to solve circuit problems involving series and parallel resistors.

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Ohms Law To Find The Third Missing Value. Ohms Law Is Used Extensively in Electronics

To measure voltage, the meter leads simply need to touch two points in a circuit without being connected. To measure current, the ammeter must be inserted into the circuit so current flows through it. Ohm's law states the relationship between voltage, current and resistance in a circuit. It can be used to find any one of these values if the other two are known. The law is represented by the Ohm's law triangle diagram and different equations for calculating voltage, current and resistance. Examples demonstrate using Ohm's law to solve circuit problems involving series and parallel resistors.

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To measure voltage on an electronic circuit, you don't have to insert the meter into the

circuit. Instead, all you have to do is touch the leads of the multimeter to any two points
in the circuit. When you do, the multimeter displays the voltage that exists between
those two points. To measure current, you must connect the two leads of the ammeter
in the circuit so that the current flows through the ammeter. In other words, the ammeter
must become a part of the circuit itself. The only way to measure the current flowing
through a simple circuit is to insert your ammeter into the circuit.

By knowing any two values of the Voltage, Current or Resistance quantities we can use
Ohms Law to find the third missing value. Ohms Law is used extensively in electronics
formulas and calculations so it is “very important to understand and accurately
remember these formulas”.

To find the Voltage, ( V )


[ V = I x R ]      V (volts) = I (amps) x R (Ω)

To find the Current, ( I )


[ I = V ÷ R ]      I (amps) = V (volts) ÷ R (Ω)

To find the Resistance, ( R )


[ R = V ÷ I ]      R (Ω) = V (volts) ÷ I (amps)
It is sometimes easier to remember this Ohms law relationship by using pictures. Here
the three quantities of V, I and R have been superimposed into a triangle (affectionately
called the Ohms Law Triangle) giving voltage at the top with current and resistance
below. This arrangement represents the actual position of each quantity within the
Ohms law formulas.
Ohms Law Triangle

 
Transposing the standard Ohms Law equation above will give us the following
combinations of the same equation:

Example 1
Find the current I through a resistor of resistance R = 2 Ω if the voltage across the
resistor is 6 V.
Solution to Example 1
Substitute R by 2 and V by 6 in Ohm's law V = R I.
6=2I
Solve for I
I=6/2=3A

Example 2
In the circuit below resistors R1 and R2 are in series and have resistances of 5 Ω and
10 Ω, respectively. The voltage across resistor R1 is equal to 4 V. Find the current
passing through resistor R2 and the voltage across the same resistor.

Solution to Example 2
We use Ohm's law V = R I to find the current I1 passing through R1.
4 = 5 I1
Solve for I1
I1 = 4 / 5 = 0.8 A
The two resistors are in series and therefore the same current passes through them.
Hence the current I2 through R2 is equal to 0.8 A.
We now use Ohm's law to find the voltage V2 across resistor R2.
V2 = R2 I2 = 10 (0.8) = 8 V

Example 3
In the circuit below resistors R1 and R2 are in parallel and have resistances of 8 Ω and
4 Ω, respectively. The current passing through R1 is 0.2 A. Find the voltage across
resistor R2 and the current passing through the same resistor.

Solution to Example 3
Use Ohm's law V = R I to find the voltage V1 across resistor R1.
V1 = 8 (0.2) = 1.6 V
The voltage across resistor R1 and the voltage across resistor R2 are the same
because R1 and R2 are in parallel.
We now use Ohm's law to find current I2 passing through resistor R2.
1.6 = 4 I2
Solve for I2
I2 = 1.6 / 4 = 0.4 A

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