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because ohmic materials such as resistors can be placed in ur bedroom for safe sex

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Example of non -ohmic and ohmic materials?

iron,gold


When the voltage across the ends of a piece of wire is doubled what effect does this have on the current in the wire?

current doublesAnswerIt depends on whether the wire is ohmic or non-ohmic. If it is ohmic, then the current will also double. If, like tungsten, it is non-ohmic, then it depends.... because doubling the voltage will cause its resistance to increase.Ohmic materials obey Ohm's Law, whereas non-ohmic materials do not.


Why is the graph of the non-ohmic conductor is curved in nature?

Ohmic (or 'linear') materials obey Ohm's Law. That is, their ratio of voltage to current remains constant for variations in voltage. Ohmic materials, therefore, produce a straight line graph when we plot current against variations in voltage;Non-ohmic (or 'non-linear') materials do not obey Ohm's Law. That is, their ratio of voltage to current variesfor variations in voltage. This means that non-ohmic materials produce a curved line graph when we plot current against variations in voltage.


What are the problems with Ohm's law?

The main problem is that, despite its name, it is not really a 'law'! It applies to very few materials (called 'ohmic' or 'linear' materials). The vast majority of materials (called 'non-ohmic' or 'non-linear') simply do not obey Ohm's 'Law'!


What is the example of ohmic material?

Metals like copper, silver, gold, iron, etc are examples of ohmic metals.Another AnswerThere are very few ohmic materials. Ohmic materials are those that obey Ohm's Law, and very few do -which might come as a surprise to many people (Ohm's Law is NOT universal law!)! For a material to obey Ohm's Law, the ratio of voltage to current must remain constant for variations in voltage. Because increasing current causes increasing temperature, the resistance (and, therefore, the ratio of voltage to current) of most materials will change for variations in voltage.So, an ohmic material must maintain an approximately-constant resistance over a wide range of temperatures -so metals such as copper, silver, gold, etc., do NOT qualify! However, alloys such as constantan (a nickel-copper allow) would qualify as being ohmic.


Is Thermistor ohmic or non-ohmic?

no.....thermistors are not ohmic.


How do the types of conductors which do not obey Ohms law have an application in circuit design?

Ohm's Law is by no means universal -it doesn'tapply to all materials. In fact, it doesn't apply to most materials or electrical devices! For Ohm's Law to apply, the ratio of voltage to current must remain constant for variations in voltages This is only true for 'ohmic' or 'linear' materials; those materials that do not obey Ohm's Law are called 'non-ohmic' or 'non-linear'.However, being 'non-ohmic' doesn't mean that there are noapplications for these materials! For example, a tungsten lamp filament is 'non-ohmic', but is obviously very widely used. Numerous other non-ohmic materials and devices are also widely-used, including diodes, vacuum tubes, etc.Some materials are 'non-ohmic' over for a particular range of voltage differences, then become 'ohmic' after the voltage reaches a particular value (e.g. a vacuum diode).Remember, though, that the ratio of voltage to current will always indicate the resistance for that particular combination of voltage and current, whether a material or device obeys Ohm's Law or not.Despite what most electricians think, the equation R = V/R is derived from the definition of the ohm, and has nothing whatsoever to do with Ohm's Law!


Is vacuum tube ohmic or non-ohmic and why?

Vacuum tubes are non-ohmic devices


What are ohmic and non - ohmic conductors?

ohmic conductor does obey ohm 's law. non ohmic conductor does not obey ohm's law.


Is non ohmic filament better than ohmic filament?

How can a filament give off heat without resistance?Another AnswerThe terms, 'ohmic' and 'non-ohmic' refer to whether or not a material obeys Ohm's Law. It has NOTHING to do with whether a filament is resistive or not!Ohmic materials obey Ohm's Law; non-ohmic materials do not.GSL incandescent lamps generally use a filament made of tungsten. If you were to apply a gradually-increasing voltage to that filament, and note the corresponding values of current and, then, plot the results in the form of a graph, you would find that the graph is a curve. For Ohm's Law to apply, the current must be proportional to voltage for variations in voltage and this is ONLY true for a straight-line graph. Tungsten, therefore, is non-ohmic and does not obey Ohm's Law.Tungsten is chosen for lamp filaments because it can withstand very high temperatures without failing. This is the main reason that it is chosen, NOT because it is non-ohmic.


Differentiate between ohmic and non ohmic substances?

which law follow non ohmic substances


What is the difference between an ohmic resistor and a non-ohmic resistor?

A non-ohmic resistor doesn't have a constant resistance. A ohmic resistor has a constant resistance.