Ohm’s law and Kirchoff’s law

Ohms law proposed by Georg Simon Ohm that provides the relationship between the total current flowing in a conductor and the total voltage across it. It states that the current in the circuit is inversely proportional to resistance and directly proportional to the voltage of the circuit.

It is given by

 V = I*R 
where, 
V = voltage
I = current through the circuit 
R = total resistance of the circuit.

Resistors in Series

Resistors are devices that obstruct the flow of electric current in the circuit. They provide the hindrance to the path of the current which flows in the circuit.

A resistor is a two-terminal electrical component that works by reducing the flow of charge and voltage levels in the circuit. Most of the circuits have one or more resistors to oppose the flow of current and balance the circuit. Most commonly there are two combinations of resistors – Resistors in Series and Parallel.

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Resistors in Series

Two or more resistors are in series if the same amount of current flows through all the resistors. In this circuit combination, the voltage across each resistor is different. In series, if any single resistance is damaged then the entire circuit will turn off. The construction process of the series resistor is simpler as compared to parallel....

How to identify the resistances are connected in series?

In order to identify the resistance in series we have to observe the circuit carefully. Following are the thing that needs to be kept in mind in order to understand a series resistance: Physical Layout: In a series circuit, resistors are linked end-to-end, with current passing through each one sequentially. Tracing the circuit’s path and identifying its components can aid in recognizing the resistors in series. Resistance Measurement: We can identify using a multimeter we can measure the resistance of each resistor and then we can calculate their sum an check if it’s equal to the total resistance because in series total resistance is equal to R1 + R2…+ Rn. Ohm’s Law: In the case of the overall circuit voltage and total current are known, we can use ohms law V = I*R for determining the total resistance then subtracting known resistor values enables deduction of the remaining series resistors. Color Codes or Markings: If resistors have color bands denoting resistance values, a resistor color code chart can decode these values. Compare color bands to the chart to determine resistance. This approach might be unsuitable if resistors lack color bands or visibility. Voltage Drop: Measure voltage drops across each resistor using a multimeter. Because if we sum up all voltage drops then it will give the total applied voltage in series circuits, comparing drops helps identify series resistors....

Examples to Identify resistors in series

Let’s try to find out series connection in circuits as I have previously explained that series connection means resistors are connected end to end or in the way that end of resistor is connected to starting to the next resistor. While it’s the opposite in the case of parallel circuits, even we can remind from name, series start with s and e meaning starting joined to end and vice versa...

Ohm’s law and Kirchoff’s law

Ohms law proposed by Georg Simon Ohm that provides the relationship between the total current flowing in a conductor and the total voltage across it. It states that the current in the circuit is inversely proportional to resistance and directly proportional to the voltage of the circuit....

Kirchoff’s Law

Two laws are provided by Kirchoff to understand the behavior of electrical circuits...

Example:

Lets consider 3 resistors R1 = 11ohm R2 = 5ohm R3 = 14ohm connected to a 15 Volt battery...

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Frequently Asked Questions of Resistors in Series

Q 1: What will happen if we have multiple resistors in a series but one of them fails?...

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