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In physics, Ohm's law says that current through a wire, $I$, is directly proportional to voltage, $V$, and inversely proportional to resistance, $R$:
I = V/R
It's also true that resistance is directly proportional to the length of the wire.  We have a piece of wire.  We pass $500$ volts through this wire and measure $25$ milliamps of current.  If I cut the wire in half and pass $175$ volts through it, how many milliamps of current will I measure?

 Feb 1, 2025
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How many milliamps of current will I measure?

 

R=UI=500V0.025AR=20kΩ

 

The parallel-connected wire halves offer a quarter of the resistance of the original wire.

 

I=UR=175V5kΩ=0,035AI=35mA

 

We measure 35mA.

 

laugh !

 Feb 6, 2025

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