When the voltage is increased in a circuit with a single resistor that obeys Ohm's law, what will happen to the current in the circuit?
Physics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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When the voltage is increased in a circuit with a single resistor that obeys Ohm's law, the current will also increase.
According to Ohm's Law, the current flowing in a circuit is directly proportional to the voltage and inversely proportional to the resistance.
This can be seen in the formula for Ohm's Law,
V = voltage
I = Current
R= Resistance
V = IR
I = V/R
Current is equal to the voltage over resistance, therefore, we can conclude that as voltage increases, the current also increases.