Q.State and explain Ohm's law.
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A device is called OHMIC (or linear) if its current-vs-potential-difference (I-V) graph is a straight line passing through the origin, meaning its resistance R=V/I is one single constant value regardless of how much voltage or current is applied. Simple metallic conductors -- for instance nichrome wire, used in heating elements -- are ohmic to a very good approximation over a wide range of operating conditions. …
For an ohmic conductor at fixed temperature the current stays proportional to the applied potential difference, the constant of proportionality being the resistance R = V/I. …
Ohm's law states that the current flowing through a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference across its ends, provided the physical conditions (especially temperature) remain constant.
Statement: At a constant temperature, the current I flowing through a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference V applied across its ends:
I∝V⇒V=IR
where the constant of proportionality R is called the resistance of the conductor, a property that depends on its material, length, cross-sectional area, and temperature, but not on V or I themselves (for an ohmic conductor).
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- CBSE 2026Set A1 markMCQQ.Ohm's law does not apply, when (A) temperature changes (B) temperature is constant (C) potential difference changes (D) none of these
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Ohm's law requires physical conditions (especially temperature) to stay constant.
Ohm's law, V=IR with R constant, is obeyed only when the conductor's physical state — chiefly its temperature — remains unchanged. If temperature changes, the resistivity (and hence R) changes, so the current is no longer proportional to the applied voltag …
- CBSE 2025Set IMPROVEMENT1 markQ.Write the name of a device that does not follow Ohm's law.
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A p-n junction diode is a non-ohmic device — its current does not vary linearly with the applied voltage.
Ohm's law states that V∝I (i.e. V/I = constant = resistance) for a conductor kept at constant physical conditions. A p-n junction diode does not obey this: in forward bias, the current stays negligibly small until a threshold (knee) voltage is crossed, after which it rises very steeply and non-linearly with voltage; in reverse bias, the current stays almost constant (a small saturation current) over a …
- CBSE 2025Set JS1 markQ.Draw the graph between Voltage (V) and Current (I) for ohmic and non-ohmic resistances.
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Figure — Fig 3.5 plots V versus I with a dashed straight line (linear Ohm's law = ohmic behaviour) and a solid curved l Ohmic conductor → straight line through origin (V∝I); non-ohmic conductor → curved V–I graph.
Concept. A conductor is ohmic if it obeys Ohm's law, V=IR with R constant, so V is directly proportional to I. A non-ohmic conductor (e.g. a semiconductor diode, a filament lamp, a gas discharge tube) does not obey Ohm's law — R changes with the applied voltage or current.
Graph (description).
- Ohmic: a straight line passing through the origin; its constant slope IV=R. …
- CBSE 2025Set D1 markMCQQ.The graph between voltage V of a conductor and current I is a straight line, which makes an angle θ with y-axis ( which represents I ). The resistance of the conductor will be (A) tan θ (B) cot θ (C) sin θ (D) cos θ
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Resistance R = tan θ when the V–I line makes angle θ with the I-axis.
Here the y-axis represents current I and the x-axis represents voltage V. The graph is a straight line making angle θ with the y-axis.
The slope of the line measured from the x-axis is (90° − θ), so …
- CBSE 2025Set ANNUAL1 markQ.Is Ohm's law true for all conductors?
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Ohm's law (V proportional to I, i.e. a constant V/I ratio) is an empirical rule that holds for metallic conductors at constant temperature, but many important conducting devices are non-ohmic and do not obey it.
Ohm's law states that the current through a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference across it, provided physical conditions like temperature remain constant - giving a constant resistance R = V/I.
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- CBSE 2024Set ANNUAL1 markQ.Draw a graph between potential difference (V) and current (I) according to Ohm's law.
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Figure — A single straight line passing through the origin on axes with potential difference V on the y-axis Ohm's law states V = IR at constant temperature, so a V-I graph is a straight line through the origin.
Ohm's law states that for a conductor at constant physical conditions (especially constant temperature), the potential difference V across it is directly proportional to the current I flowing through it:
V=IR
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- CBSE 2024Set ANNUAL1 markMCQQ.A potential difference of 12 V is applied across the ends of a 4 kΩ resistor. How much current is flowing through it ?(a) 3 mA(b) 3 A(c) 4 A(d) 48 mA
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Apply Ohm's law, I = V/R.
Given: V = 12 V, R = 4 kΩ = 4 × 10³ Ω.
By Ohm's law:
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- CBSE 2023Set ANNUAL1 markQ.The SI unit of resistance is ________.
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Resistance R = V/I, so its SI unit is volt per ampere, called the ohm (Ω).
Resistance is defined through Ohm's law: R=IV, where V is the potential difference across a conductor (in volt) and I is the current through it (in ampere).
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- CBSE 2022Set M1 markQ.State ohm's law.
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At constant temperature, V ∝ I, so V = IR.
Ohm's law states that the electric current I flowing through a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference V applied across its ends, provided the physical conditions such as temperature remain constant.
V∝I⇒V=IR …
- CBSE 2022Set HE2171 markMCQQ.The Ohmic resistance is:(i) Transistor(ii) Copper wire(iii) Light emitting diode(iv) Junction diode
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An ohmic resistance is one whose V-I graph is a straight line through the origin; copper wire (a metal) is ohmic.
Ohm's law states that for a conductor at constant temperature, V=IR, i.e. the V-I graph is a straight line through the origin with slope R. Metals such as copper obey this law over a wide range of currents because their resistance depends only on temperature, not on the direction or magnitude of current.
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- CBSE 2019Set ANNUAL1 markQ.How much current flows through a 2 kΩ resistor when a potential difference of 4 V is applied across its ends?
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By Ohm's law, I=V/R=4 V/2000Ω=2 mA.
Given V=4 V, R=2 kΩ=2000 Ω.
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- CBSE 2018Set ANNUAL1 markMCQQ.How much current is flowing through a 1 kΩ resistor when a potential difference of 2V is applied across its ends? (A) 2 μA (B) 2 mA (C) 2 A (D) 1 A
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By Ohm's law, I=V/R=2 V/1000 Ω=2 mA.
Given V=2 V and R=1 kΩ=1000 Ω. By Ohm's law, …
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