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All circuits follow Ohm's law, without exception. If it appears that it is not, then you are not accounting for some particular factor of that circuit, such as dynamic resistance.

Ohm's Law states that resistance is voltage divided by current. This is the formal definition of the ohm. This holds true in every case, not matter what. What throws people off is the fact that resistance is not constant, particularly in diodes and transistors, but even in ordinary resistors, due, in that case, to something called temperature coefficient. Take an ordinary 40 W light bulb for instance. It has a cold resistance of about 27 ohms, but a hot resistance of 360 ohms. Does it comply with ohm's Law? Yes, indeed, it does! You just have to take the specific circumstances into account.

Ohm's law does not say that resistance is constant; it says that resistance is voltage divided by current. Understand that and learn.

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I completely disagree with the above answer. While the ratio of voltage to current will always indicate the resistance (which is how resistance is defined, NOT Ohm's Law!) for that particular ratio, Ohm's Law only applies when that ratio remains constant over a range of voltage variation. There MUST be a straight-line relationship between voltage and current for Ohm's Law to apply -PERIOD! For this reason, a tungsten lamp's filament, which produces a curved-line graph, does NOT obey Ohm's Law.

Ohm's Law applies to so few materials and devices, that one questions why it is still being taught as a 'law'!

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