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Absolutely not! A tungsten filament is an example of a non-linear or non-ohmic material, and it does not obey Ohm's Law. Ohm's Law is a law of constant proportionality; in other words, for it to apply, the ratio of voltage to current must be constant over a wide range of voltages. Increasing the voltage of a tungsten filament to its rated voltage causes its resistance to increase around 15 - 18 times, compared with its 'cold' resistance. Therefore, the ratio of voltage to current changes significantly as the applied voltage changes -so it does not obey Ohm's Law.

However, the ratio of voltage to current will always tell you what the resistance happens to be for any particular ratio. Since, for tungsten, because the ratio increases as the voltage increase, the resistance changes too.

To summarise, for Ohm's Law to apply, there MUST be a linear relationship between voltage and current; with tungsten, the relationship is a curved line and, so, it is non-linear and does not obey Ohm's Law.

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