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Ohmic and Non-Ohmic

Ohm's law states that the current through a conductor is directly proportional to the voltage applied across it, provided the temperature and other physical conditions remain constant. Resistors that follow this linear relationship between current and voltage are called ohmic resistors, while those that do not are non-ohmic. Ohmic resistors have a constant resistance and exhibit a straight line relationship between current and voltage on a graph. Non-ohmic devices like semiconductors and vacuum tubes can have resistance that changes with voltage or temperature, resulting in a non-linear current-voltage curve.

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Ohmic and Non-Ohmic

Ohm's law states that the current through a conductor is directly proportional to the voltage applied across it, provided the temperature and other physical conditions remain constant. Resistors that follow this linear relationship between current and voltage are called ohmic resistors, while those that do not are non-ohmic. Ohmic resistors have a constant resistance and exhibit a straight line relationship between current and voltage on a graph. Non-ohmic devices like semiconductors and vacuum tubes can have resistance that changes with voltage or temperature, resulting in a non-linear current-voltage curve.

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1. Ohmic resistors are the resistors which obey ohm’s law.

Non ohmic resistors are those which do not obey ohm’s law.

2. In ohmic resistors current is directly proportional to voltage.


In non ohmic resistors there is no linear relationship.

3. We get a straight line graph on plotting the values of current and voltage in ohmic resistors.
We don't get a linear graph in case of non ohmic resistors

4. Examples of ohmic resistors are carbon and metals.


Examples of non ohmic resistors are semiconductors.
Ohm discovered that when the voltage (potential difference) across a resistor changes, the current through the resistor
changes. He expressed this as
I = V/R
where I is current, V is voltage (potential difference), and R is resistance. Current is directly proportional to voltage and
inversely proportional to resistance. In other words, as the voltage increases, so does the current. The proportionality
constant is the value of the resistance. Since the current is inversely proportional to the resistance, as the resistance
increases, the current decreases.
A resistor is 'Ohmic' if as voltage across the resistor is increased, a graph of voltage versus current shows a straight line
(indicating a constant resistance). The slope of the line is the value of the resistance. A resistor is 'non-Ohmic' if the
graph of voltage versus current is not a straight line. For example, if resistance changes as voltage changes, the graph of
voltage versus current might show a curve with a changing slope.
For a certain resistor, the value of its resistance does not change appreciably. However, for a light bulb, the resistance of
the filament will change as it heats up and cools down. At high AC frequencies, the filament doesn't have time to cool
down, so it remains at a nearly constant temperature and the resistance stays relatively constant. At low AC frequencies
(e.g., less than one hertz), the filament has time to change temperature. As a consequence, the resistance of the filament
changes dramatically and the resulting change in current through the filament is interesting to watch.
Ohm's law states that the current flowing through the conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference across
the terminal. The conductors that follow Ohm's law are known as ohmic conductors, whereas conductors that do not
follow Ohm's law to a great extent are known as non-ohmic conductors.
Ohmic devices are the devices that follow Ohm's law. Examples: wire and resistor. Non-Ohmic devices are devices that
do not follow Ohm's law. Examples: vacuum tubes and thermistors.
* A thermistor is a resistance thermometer, or a resistor whose resistance is dependent on temperature. The term is a
combination of “thermal” and “resistor”. It is made of metallic oxides, pressed into a bead, disk, or cylindrical shape and
then encapsulated with an impermeable material such as epoxy or glass.
A vacuum tube, electron tube, valve, or tube, is a device that controls electric current flow in a high vacuum between
electrodes to which an electric potential difference has been applied.

There are three forms of Ohm's law that relate to voltage, current, and resistance. For a constant flow of current, the
current is given by the ratio of voltage across terminals to the resistance of the resistor.
Ohm's law states that the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the
two points.
One of the most basic and important laws of electric circuits is Ohm’s law.
Ohm’s law states that the voltage across a conductor is directly proportional to the current flowing through it, provided all
physical conditions and temperatures remain constant.
Mathematically, this current-voltage relationship is written as,

In the equation, the constant of proportionality, R, is called Resistance and has units of ohms, with the symbol Ω.
The same formula can be rewritten in order to calculate the current and resistance respectively as follows:
Ohm’s law only holds true if the provided temperature and the other physical factors remain constant. In certain
components, increasing the current raises the temperature. An example of this is the filament of a light bulb, in which the
temperature rises as the current is increased. In this case, Ohm’s law cannot be applied. The lightbulb filament violates
Ohm’s Law.

Ohm’s Law Statement: Ohm’s law states that the voltage across a conductor is directly proportional to the
current flowing through it, provided all physical conditions and temperature, remain constant.

Ohm’s Law Equation: V = IR, where V is the voltage across the conductor, I is the current flowing through the
conductor and R is the resistance provided by the conductor to the flow of current.
Ohmic refers to the behavior of a material or device that follows Ohm's law, which states that the current flowing through
a conductor is directly proportional to the voltage applied across it, at a constant temperature. In other words, an ohmic
material or device has a linear relationship between its current and voltage.
This behavior is typically exhibited by metallic conductors at low currents and temperatures, and is characterized by a
constant resistance. Ohmic behavior can also be observed in other materials, such as semiconductors, but only under
certain conditions.
The term "ohmic" is often used to describe the behavior of electrical circuits or components, and is important in the design
and analysis of electronic devices.

Non-ohmic behavior refers to the behavior of a material or device that does not follow Ohm's law, which states that the
current flowing through a conductor is directly proportional to the voltage applied across it, at a constant temperature. In
other words, a non-ohmic material or device does not have a linear relationship between its current and voltage.
Non-ohmic behavior can be caused by a variety of factors, including changes in temperature, changes in the material's
properties, or the presence of internal mechanisms that affect the flow of current. Examples of non-ohmic materials or
devices include diodes, transistors, and other semiconductor devices.
In non-ohmic devices, the relationship between current and voltage can be described by more complex equations, such as
exponential or power-law relationships. Understanding non-ohmic behavior is important in the design and analysis of
electronic devices, particularly those that are based on semiconductors.

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