Georg Ohm

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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1. When was Georg Ohm born?March 16, 1789
2. When did Georg Ohm die?July 2, 1854 (age 65)
3. Where was Georg Ohm born?Erlangen, Bavaria (now Germany)
4. Who was Georg Ohm?Georg Ohm was a German scientist who studied electricity in the early 1800s.
5. What is Ohm's Law?Ohm's Law says that the current flowing through a wire equals the voltage across it divided by its resistance, written as V = I × R.

Ohm's Law: A fundamental law in electrical engineering stating that the current through a conductor is directly proportional to the voltage across it and inversely proportional to its resistance (I=V/R).
Electrical Resistance: The opposition a material offers to the flow of electric current, measured in ohms (Ω).
Voltage: The electric potential difference between two points, driving the flow of electric current, measured in volts (V).
Electric Current: The flow of electric charge, typically electrons, through a conductor, measured in amperes (A).