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Questions
State Ohm’s law.
What is Ohm’s law?
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Solution
According to Ohm’s law, at a constant temperature, the steady current ‘I’ flowing through a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference ‘V’ between the two ends of the conductor.
I ∝ V
V = IR
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