answersLogoWhite

0

You can have current without resistance. You would just have zero voltage drop across that zero resistance.

However, the question is very interesting, because if you really had zero resistance in the entire circuit, it would be impossible to have any voltage at all without generating an infinite current, so the answer in the theoretical case is no, you can have no current, nor voltage, if there is no resistance at any point in the circuit.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What makes a current lower and generates more heat?

The resistance of the electrical conductor, eg a wire, reduces the current which can flow in the circuit. The remaining current which does flow generates heat, representing the electrical energy which has been lost in overcoming the resistance.


What is the relationship among voltage circuit and resistance in a circuit?

Voltage = (current) x (resistance) Current = (voltage)/(resistance) Resistance = (voltage)/(current)


When resistance is in a circuit what happens to the current?

When you add resistance to a circuit, current goes down. Ohm's Law: current = voltage divided by resistance.


Why doesn't current decrease in series resistance circuit though resistance opposes current?

If you add another resistor or just increase the resistance the current will decrease. I think the statement you are talking about means that whatever the current is in the series circuit it will be the same everywhere in that circuit, on both sides of the resistance. The resistance lowers the current in the entire circuit, not just after the resistance.


What happens to amps when you increase the resistance of a circuit?

When you increase the resistance in a circuit, the current (amps) in the circuit will decrease. This is because Ohm's Law states that current is inversely proportional to resistance, so as resistance increases, current decreases.


What is the relationship among voltage current and resistance in a circuit?

Voltage = (current) x (resistance) Current = (voltage)/(resistance) Resistance = (voltage)/(current)


What is a relationship among voltage current and resistance in a circuit?

Voltage = (current) x (resistance) Current = (voltage)/(resistance) Resistance = (voltage)/(current)


Describe how a change in resistance would affect the current in a circuit?

As long as the voltage between the ends of the circuit remains constant, the current through the circuit is inversely proportional to the total effective resistance of the circuit.


How resistor function in producing passiveness in closed circuit?

We know definition of Resistance, that resistor always opposes to flow of current. resistor should have input signals from source , so it generates passivity in circuit


What would happen to circuit if there was no resistance?

a circuit with no resistance or zero resistance can be considered as open circuit in which the current is zero. without resistance the circuit just becomes open ()


Current in a circuit is inversely proportional to?

In a circuit , current is inversely proportional to the resistance.


The amount of current in a circuit can what by increasing the amount of resistance present in the circuit?

No it cant. Voltage = Current x Resistance. So at constant Voltage if the Resistance is increased, Current will reduce