Ohm's law

A resistor resists the flow of charge. Larger resistances resist the flow more strongly, producing smaller currents.

Quantitatively, when a voltage V is applied across the ends of a resistor, the current I through the resistor is:

R is known as the resistance. It is measured in units of Ohms which are equivalent to Volts per Ampere.


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