E=ir how do get the formula?

 

Hello,

Have a look at this page from the eBook:
http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_2/1.html

Bertus

 

I have seen it but thats not the proof.

 

Hello,

You are talking about Ohm's law.
The wiki has this about that:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohm's_law

Bertus

 

It is more related to Joule's law, though wiki doesn't cite the proof:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joule's_laws

 

The wiki page that Bertus gave was somewhat helpful.But my question is different that whether e=ir has a mathematical proof or its just a experimental approximate consequence?

 

The wiki page that Bertus gave was somewhat helpful.But my question is different that whether e=ir has a mathematical proof or its just a experimental approximate consequence?

Why don't you put a simple circuit together? Get a 9 volt battery, a 1Kohm resistor, and a multimeter. First measure the exact voltage of the battery, and the exact resistance of the resistor. Then connect the resistor to the battery, in series with the multimeter (set in current mode). What current does it show? Then put the resistance and voltage into Ohm's Law (E=IR, or rearranged to get current, I=E/R). What current do you get? Is it close to what your multimeter showed?

Try this with a few different resistors, like 4.7K, 6.8K, etc. Check all of them and see if it's close. What more proof do you need?

Regards

 

Ohm's law is an empirical (experimentally determined) relation. There is no other fundamental proof or derivation of it.

 

if you follow DerStrom's advise, you should get a linear relationship between V and I for the data you collect. That directly verifies Ohm's Law (as long as you verify it using Ohmic devices )

 

Maybe the correct thinking is to say that Power is defined as Voltage*Current and then work your way through Ohm's law.

 

Maybe the correct thinking is to say that Power is defined as Voltage*Current and then work your way through Ohm's law.

That and Voltage is defined as Current*Resistance

 

I have seen it but thats not the proof.

Here is the 'proof' on how to derive Ohms law:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJSp8v0YJrA

 

Here is the 'proof' on how to derive Ohms law:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJSp8v0YJrA

Ah, this guy. I've seen him before on more than one occasion

I must say, he's good at what he does, and he sure knows his stuff!

 

Ah, this guy. I've seen him before on more than one occasion

I must say, he's good at what he does, and he sure knows his stuff!

His name is Walter Louin: he used to be a nuclear physicist. I think he left MIT for X-ray Astronomy.

He has a 'moan' at the students on one of the videos over complaining about his method of delivery - I love education.

 

The Professor at MIT? Beats my argument!

I was going to say E=IR like F=MA
They are fundamental relationships and all you have to do to get them to work is get the units right. But then, I get a headache at the idea of looking up Issac Newton's work and trying to prove F=MA

Better to leave it to the MIT Professor. Saves me all kinds of brain strain.
and a big Thank You to amilton542