Ohm's Law
Ohm's Law: Overview
In this topic, we will learn that in Ohm’s law the current flowing through a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference at its ends. The constant of proportionality is called resistance. Variable resistance is used to regulate current without changing voltage.
Important Questions on Ohm's Law


Distinguish between ohmic and non-ohmic materials.

Semiconductors are examples of ohmic material.



What is the function of the selection knob in a multimeter?

Which device can measure the current, voltage, resistance, and has several measurement functions?


The display of a multimeter usually has _____ digits.

A torch bulb when cold has resistance. It draws a current of when glowing from a source of . Calculate the resistance of the bulb when glowing and explain the reason for the difference in the resistance.

The resistance of the ceiling fan is changed from to . Calculate how much ampere of the electric current is flowing through the ceiling fan if the potential difference is .

Write two application of Ohm's law in daily life.

The _____ of the substance changes with temperature and that is why Ohm's law is not applicable to semiconductors such as germanium and silicon.

Ohm's law is not applicable to _____ (gaseous/ solid) conductors hence, the V-I graph for such conductors is nonlinear.

Which of the following will not obey Ohm's law?


A potential difference of is needed to make a current of flow through a given wire. What potential difference (in volts) is needed to make a current of flow through the same wire.

The equivalent resistance of the parallel combination of two resistors of and is _____.

An observer takes two observations as given below, while performing Ohm’s law experiment :
S.No. | Ammeter reading | Voltmeter reading |
Find the resistance of the conducting wire in ohms.
