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ohm (ōm) [for G. S. Ohm Ohm, Georg Simon (gā`ôrkh zē`môn ōm), 1787–1854, German physicist. He was professor at Munich from 1852. ..... Click the link for more information. ], unit of electrical resistance resistance, property of an electric conductor by which it opposes a flow of electricity and dissipates electrical energy away from the circuit, usually as heat. ..... Click the link for more information. , defined as the resistance in a circuit in which a potential difference of one volt creates a current of one ampere; hence, 1 ohm equals 1 volt/ampere. The megohm (1,000,000 ohms) and the milliohm (.001 ohm) are units derived from the ohm. ohmThe unit of measurement of electrical resistance in a material. One ohm is the resistance in a circuit when one volt maintains a current of one amp. The symbol for ohm is the Greek letter omega. See impedance.
Ohm's Law
Resistance = voltage divided by current
R = V / I or R = E / I
Ohm's Formulas
Voltage = current times resistance
V = I * R or E = I * R
Current = voltage divided by resistance
I = V / R or I = E / R
V or E = voltage (E=energy)
I = current in amps (I=intensity)
R = resistance in ohms
Electric Power
Power in watts = voltage times current
P = V * I
ohm the derived SI unit of electrical resistance; the resistance between two points on a conductor when a constant potential difference of 1 volt between them produces a current of 1 ampere. Ohm Georg Simon . 1787--1854, German physicist, who formulated the law named after him ohm [ōm] (electricity) The unit of electrical resistance in the rationalized meter-kilogram-second system of units, equal to the resistance through which a current of 1 ampere will flow when there is a potential difference of 1 volt across it. Symbolized Ω.
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