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Current flows in loops, voltage drops across elements. With relation to current, what flows in, must flow out, so no, current is not dropped across a resistor, it flows through a resistor and voltage is dropped across the resistor.
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What is the current drop across the resistor?
The correct question is what is the voltage drop across a resistor or the current flowing through the resistor using Ohm's Law where Voltage = Current x Resistance
What is the voltage drop across a resistor of 300 kilo ohm?
What is the amount of current flowing through the resistor? Voltage drop is dependent on the current. Ohm x Amps = Voltage drop
Do you need to apply a load to see a voltage drop across a resistor?
You'll see a voltage drop across a resistor if current is flowing through it. It only has to be a part of a complete circuit, i.e. one in which current is flowing.
Why ohm-meter can't read the resistance value when current flowing through a resistor?
ohm meter puts current thru a resistor to measure voltage drop E / I = R if the circuit already has current flowing the numbers are meaningless
The voltage drop measured across a 2K ohm resistor is 24 mV How much current is flowing through it?
0.012 mA
What value of resistor would take you from 18v ac to 3.3v ac?
sorry - no can do. The value of a resistor is dependent upon the amount of current flowing through it. To drop the a.c. voltage as you have stated would require a drop-down transformer.
Does current flow through a resistor or across a resistor?
Normally through the resistor's internal construction. It flows through any part of the resistor that has low resistance- be it anywere. And then there's this. It might be that one should consider that current flows through a resistor and voltage is dropped across a resistor. Perhaps this is where the question began. The former is fairly straight forward. The latter can be vexing. Voltage is said to be dropped across a resistor when current is flowing through it. The voltage drop may be also considered as the voltage measureable across that resistor or the voltage "felt" by that resistor. It's as if that resistor was in a circuit by itself and hooked up to a battery of that equivalent voltage.
What is the voltage drop across a 100 W resistor when the electric current flowing through it is measured at 250 mA?
Who can tell? The power rating of a resistor simply tells us the maximum power that resistor is capable of handling; it doesn't tell us anything about the actual power being produced for any given current. So, to find out the voltage drop across that resistor, you will need to find out its resistance, and multiply this value by the current you specify.
The voltage drop across a resistor is 1.0 V for a current of 3.0 A in the resistor what is the current that will produce a voltage drop of 9.0 V across the resistor?
The resistor is 1/3 of an ohm. A 9 volt drop across the resistor would cause a draw of 27 amps through the resistor. The wattage you would need for that resistor is at least a 243 watts.
How current passes through resistor.?
What is the current running through resistor four?1 amps..!What is the current running through resistor one? 3 amps...!What is the current running through resistor three? 2amps..!What is the current running through resistor five? 3 amps..!What is the voltage drop running through resistor five? 45 volts...!What is the equivalent resistance through the parallel portion of the circuit? 6 ohmsAnswerA resistor is a conductor, albeit one with a higher resistance than a length of wire, so current passes through it without any problem. The magnitude of the current will, of course, be somewhat lower because of the additional resistance.
The voltage drop in each resistance is?
V=IR by ohms law. Voltage across the resistor is the product of current flowing and resistance of the conductor at constant temperature.
What happens to the current flowing through a metal resistor when the voltage across is increased?
When the voltage is increased across a metal film resistor, the current flow will also increase. Ohm's law states that the current flowing through a resistor is directly proportional to the voltage across that resistor. I = V/R Let us assume an initial voltage drop across a 4.99K ohm metal film resistor is 5V. The current flow through the resistor is calculated to be: I = 5/4990 = 0.001 Amps or 1 mA If that voltage were to say double to 10V: I = 10/4990 = 0.002 Amps or 2 mA Using these values it is also possible to calculate the power dissipated by the resistor. P = I*V = 0.002 * 10 = 0.02 Watts This power calculation determines the minimum physical case size needed for the resistor to function within these conditions. Anything smaller, the resistor will fail.
