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How does the voltage applied to a circuit affect the current flowing through the wire?
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∙ 10y ago
Voltage is equal to the Current multiplied by the Resistance.
Without changing the resistance, increasing the applied voltage in a circuit will increase current flow. There is a simple, direct relationship between voltage and current. Double the voltage, twice the current will flow. Triple the voltage, and the current will triple. As voltage (E) equals current (I) times resistance (R), when resistance is fixed, what happens to voltage will happen to current.
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∙ 12y agoA change in the applied voltage will result to a corresponding change in the current flow because from Ohms law current is directly proportional to the applied voltage.
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