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Why is Ohm's Law used if it fails in real life calculations?

Why is Ohm's Law used if it fails in real life calculations?

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J. Pollock

J. Pollock

J. Pollock
J. Pollock, Science Professor, Los Angeles

Answered Feb 01, 2021

Despite the fact that Ohms Law fails in real life, it is still a law that is used. There are many people that wonder what the purpose would be to still use this law that fails. The reason why it is still being used is because the law is used to make resistors. The Ohms Law is important creating resistance.

Resistors alone are very important because they are used in electrical circuits.With this law, it is easier to understand which resistors are needed and which are not. The law is also important to help understand the required voltage that is needed to pass through an electrical circuit.

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F. Daniel

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F. Daniel
F. Daniel, Content Optimization Executive, Diploma in Journalism, California

Answered Jan 20, 2021

There are a lot of people who are wondering why Ohms law is still being used when in fact, it normally fails in real life. This is now being used in order to make resistors which means that it is made to create resistance. Resistors are going to be very important in a lot of available electrical circuits.

Through Ohms law, it will be easier to figure out which of the resistors are currently needed. They can also be used to know the amount of voltage that needs to pass through the circuit so that certain levels of voltage can be properly established. Take note that in real life, Ohms law is rarely exactly true.

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M. Klose

M. Klose

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M. Klose, Content Writer, Oakland

Answered Oct 31, 2018

If in case you are not familiar with Ohm’s law, this is used as a fundamental law of electricity. This can be used in order to calculate various electrical measurements such as voltage, resistance, and current. The equation for this is V=IR. This is known to be a type of fundamental law that is meant to not fail when used in real-life calculations.

The only issue that you may have with it when you use it is the results that you will get. They may not be as accurate as you have assumed when the temperature is always fluctuating. You need to know the proper times when this can be used to get more accurate results.

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C. Reyes

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C. Reyes

Answered May 15, 2018

Ohm's law is a fundamental law of electricity and is a mathematical equation that can be used to calculate the association between the following electrical measurements: current (I), voltage (V) and resistance (R). The equation is expressed as V= IR, Ohm’s law doesn’t fail in all real life calculations, it’s just that it may not give accurate results if the temperature that impacts the current is not keep constant.

For example, in a filament light bulb the temperature will rise as the current is increased so Ohms’ law will result in an inaccurate result. If the temperature could be kept constant by using smaller currents, then Ohm’s law would produce an accurate result.

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