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Electrical Conductivity in Metals

Electrical Conductivity in Metals  

Elementary conductivity theory is an extension of free electron theory, in which the electrons in a metal are treated as a gas of negatively charged free particles. In a metallic crystal, the average ...
Georg Simon Ohm

Georg Simon Ohm  

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(1787–1854) German physicist,who taught in Cologne, Berlin, Nuremberg, and finally (1849) Munich. He is best known for formulating Ohm's law in 1827. The unit of electrical resistance is named after ...
Ohm's law

Ohm's law   Reference library

Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2 ed.)

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Current Version:
2008
Subject:
Science and technology, Life Sciences
Length:
49 words

a law stating that under constant conditions the current, I, flowing through a given conductor is proportional to the

Ohm's law

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World Encyclopedia

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Current Version:
2004
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Encyclopedias
Length:
71 words

Statement that the amount of steady current through a material is proportional to the voltage across the material. For example,

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