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The power P dissipated by a resistor will leave the resistor in the form of thermal energy (heat). It will get hot due to the fact that the material it is made of opposes current flow, and when current is forced through it by a voltage source, it gets hot in response. Resistance R could be thought of as "electrical friction" in many cases. Resistance is measured in ohms, voltage V in volts and current I in amperes (amps). The power in watts dissipated by a resistor with the value R will be the square of the current through it times its resistance. P=I2R The power in watts dissipated by a resistor with the value R will be the square of the voltage drop across it divided by its resistance. P=V2/R Because E means energy we take V for voltage. The power in watts dissipated by a resistor with the value R will be the voltage drop across it times the current flow through it. P=IV All three statements are true, and they all say the same thing. The mathematician might say that the variable P is being expressed in terms of the variables I, V and R. As all the statements are true, it can be said that P=I2R=V2/R=IV.

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