Series Circuit Ohm’s Law

By knowing any two of these quantities:

Voltage, amps, or ohms, it is possible to
easily determine the third. This done
mathematically by the use of Ohm’s
Law.
Early in the 19th century, George Simon
Ohm proved by experiment, a very
precise relationship exists between
voltage, current, and resistance. This
relationship
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 Ohm’s Law states that if any two values
are known about a circuit, the third can
be easily calculated

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 Voltage, Current, and
Resistance
When one volt is
applied to a
circuit with one
ohm of
resistance, a
current of one
ampere will flow.

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 You can use Ohm’s Law to
Solve electrical problems
CURRENT is affected by either
voltage or resistance. If voltage is
low or resistance is high, current
will be low. If voltage is high or
resistance is low, current will be
high.

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 SOURCE VOLTAGE is not affected
by current or resistance. It is
either too high, okay or too low. If
voltage is too high, current will be
high. If it is okay, current will be
high if resistance is low; or current
will be low if resistance is high. If
voltage is too low, current will be
low.
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 RESISTANCE is unaffected by
either current or voltage. It is
either too high, okay, or too low. If
it is too high, current will be low if
voltage is okay. If it is okay,
current will be high or low if
voltage is high or low. If resistance
is too low, current will be high if
voltage is okay.
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 Ohm’s Law, Current Vs.
Resistance

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 A series circuit is a circuit in which
the devices that use the current
are connected end-to-end so the
same current flows through each
component.

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  The current flowing in the circuit is
the same at every point.
 Individual resistances will add up to
the total circuit resistance.
 The sum of the individual voltage
drops equals the applied voltage for
the circuit

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 Voltage at the grounded side will
be zero, which means the load
used all the voltage.
If the ground is removed, voltage
will appear at the previously
grounded side of the load.

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  To measure voltage, the meter (V) is
placed across the load.
 To measure current, an ammeter (A)
is placed in series in the circuit.
Polarity (+ and -) of the meter leads
must be correct.
 To measure resistance, an ohmmeter
® is placed across the load with
power removed from the circuit.
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