Ohm's law for electrical conduction
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Ohm's law for electrical conduction is a fundamental principle stating that the current through a conductor is directly proportional to the voltage across it and inversely proportional to its resistance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ohm's law | 4 |
| Ohm's law for electrical conduction canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ohm's law for electrical conduction Context triple: [Fourier's law of heat conduction, analogousTo, Ohm's law for electrical conduction]
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A.
Kirchhoff's circuit laws
Kirchhoff's circuit laws are fundamental rules in electrical engineering that describe how electric charge and energy are conserved in electrical circuits through relationships among currents and voltages.
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B.
Ohm's law for AC
Ohm's law for AC is the extension of Ohm’s law to alternating current circuits, relating voltage, current, and impedance (including resistance, inductive reactance, and capacitive reactance) using complex numbers and phasors.
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C.
Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena
Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena is a foundational electrical engineering text that systematically develops the mathematical analysis and practical design principles of alternating current (AC) circuits and machinery.
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D.
Steinmetz’s law of hysteresis
Steinmetz’s law of hysteresis is an empirical formula that relates the energy loss in magnetic materials to the maximum magnetic flux density, widely used in electrical engineering to estimate core losses in transformers and other AC magnetic devices.
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E.
Ampère's force law
Ampère's force law is a fundamental principle in electromagnetism that quantifies the mechanical force between electric currents in conductors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ohm's law for electrical conduction Target entity description: Ohm's law for electrical conduction is a fundamental principle stating that the current through a conductor is directly proportional to the voltage across it and inversely proportional to its resistance.
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A.
Kirchhoff's circuit laws
Kirchhoff's circuit laws are fundamental rules in electrical engineering that describe how electric charge and energy are conserved in electrical circuits through relationships among currents and voltages.
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B.
Ohm's law for AC
Ohm's law for AC is the extension of Ohm’s law to alternating current circuits, relating voltage, current, and impedance (including resistance, inductive reactance, and capacitive reactance) using complex numbers and phasors.
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C.
Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena
Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena is a foundational electrical engineering text that systematically develops the mathematical analysis and practical design principles of alternating current (AC) circuits and machinery.
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D.
Steinmetz’s law of hysteresis
Steinmetz’s law of hysteresis is an empirical formula that relates the energy loss in magnetic materials to the maximum magnetic flux density, widely used in electrical engineering to estimate core losses in transformers and other AC magnetic devices.
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E.
Ampère's force law
Ampère's force law is a fundamental principle in electromagnetism that quantifies the mechanical force between electric currents in conductors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electrical law
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empirical law ⓘ physical law ⓘ |
| allowsCalculationOf | electrical power using P = V I ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
electrical conduction in conductors
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linear resistive circuits ⓘ ohmic materials ⓘ |
| assumes |
linear response of material
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material properties are constant ⓘ temperature is constant ⓘ |
| category | linear relationship ⓘ |
| combinedWith |
Joule’s law of heating
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surface form:
Joule's law
|
| defines | resistance as R = V / I ⓘ |
| doesNotNecessarilyApplyTo |
non-ohmic materials
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semiconductor diodes ⓘ superconductors ⓘ vacuum tubes ⓘ |
| expressesProportionality |
current is directly proportional to voltage
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current is inversely proportional to resistance ⓘ |
| field |
electrical engineering
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electricity ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| implies | V is proportional to I for constant resistance ⓘ |
| mathematicalForm |
I = V / R
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R = V / I ⓘ V = I R ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Georg Ohm ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Kirchhoff's circuit laws
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conductivity ⓘ power dissipation in resistors ⓘ resistivity ⓘ |
| relatedLaw | Ohm's law for magnetic circuits ⓘ |
| relatesQuantity |
electric current
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electric potential difference ⓘ electrical resistance ⓘ |
| statedAs | V = I R ⓘ |
| symbolForCurrent | I ⓘ |
| symbolForResistance | R ⓘ |
| symbolForVoltage | V ⓘ |
| unitOfResistance | ohm ⓘ |
| usedFor |
analyzing DC circuits
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calculating current from voltage and resistance ⓘ calculating resistance from voltage and current ⓘ calculating voltage from current and resistance ⓘ |
| usedIn |
circuit design
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electrical safety calculations ⓘ electronic device analysis ⓘ |
| validInRegime | low electric field strengths for ohmic materials ⓘ |
| yearFormulated | 1827 ⓘ |
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Subject: Ohm's law for electrical conduction Description of subject: Ohm's law for electrical conduction is a fundamental principle stating that the current through a conductor is directly proportional to the voltage across it and inversely proportional to its resistance.
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