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Electronics Worksheet: Ohm’s Law – Current and Resistance

Electronics lesson 13: Ohm’s law: find current and resistance · Set 12 · 40 questions
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Remember (Cover what you want): I = V ÷ R (amperes = volts ÷ ohms). R = V ÷ I (ohms = volts ÷ amperes); use amperes, not mA, in the formula. Example: 5 V and 25 mA (0.025 A) → R = 5 ÷ 0.025 = 200 Ω.

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  1. 1.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
  2. 2.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 1.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
  3. 3.🔺 A 12 V supply is joined across a 300 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
  4. 4.🔺 A 20 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  5. 5.🔺 A 7.5 V supply is joined across a 300 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
  6. 6.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 6.25 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
  7. 7.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  8. 8.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 0.2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
  9. 9.🔺 A 6 V supply is joined across a 2 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  10. 10.🔺 A 0.4 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  11. 11.🔺 A 0.6 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  12. 12.🔺 A 6 V supply is joined across a 3 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  13. 13.🔺 A 30 V supply is joined across a 15 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  14. 14.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V × R (b) I = R ÷ V (c) I = V ÷ R (d) I = V + R
  15. 15.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
  16. 16.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) becomes zero (c) gets bigger (d) gets smaller
  17. 17.🔺 A 2.4 V supply is joined across a 120 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
  18. 18.🔺 A 12.5 V supply is joined across a 500 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
  19. 19.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 1.2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
  20. 20.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 23.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
  21. 21.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V × I (b) R = V ÷ I (c) R = I ÷ V (d) R = V + I
  22. 22.🔺 A 2.5 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
  23. 23.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 120 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
  24. 24.🔺 A 2 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
  25. 25.🔺 A 24 V supply is joined across an 8 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  26. 26.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows when 5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
  27. 27.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  28. 28.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 2 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  29. 29.🔺 A 7.5 V supply is joined across a 3 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  30. 30.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows when 30 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
  31. 31.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 2.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
  32. 32.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I × R (b) V = I + R (c) V = R ÷ I (d) V = I ÷ R
  33. 33.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 5.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
  34. 34.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 25 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
  35. 35.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  36. 36.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 12.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
  37. 37.🔺 A 24 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  38. 38.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows when 20 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
  39. 39.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  40. 40.🔺 A 1.5 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 150
  3. 40
  4. 1
  5. 25
  6. 250
  7. 0.2
  8. 2
  9. 3
  10. 0.1
  11. 0.1
  12. 2
  13. 2
  14. I = V ÷ R
  15. 200
  16. gets smaller
  17. 20
  18. 25
  19. 120
  20. 470
  21. R = V ÷ I
  22. 25
  23. 25
  24. 20
  25. 3
  26. 2
  27. 0.5
  28. 0.5
  29. 2.5
  30. 20
  31. 120
  32. V = I × R
  33. 220
  34. 500
  35. 0.5
  36. 250
  37. 2
  38. 500
  39. 0.25
  40. 10

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