Timeline for Why is Ohm's Law $V=IR$?
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| Nov 28, 2019 at 19:19 | comment | added | The Photon | @yolo, there was no logic behind it. It's an observational law. Ohm measured the response of different conductors, and found experimentally that if he increased the applied voltage, the current increased proportionally. | |
| Nov 28, 2019 at 19:02 | comment | added | user68014 | Pretty much. I thought that was what you wanted as you said you wanted a simple answer along the lines of what you said you understood about voltage and current. | |
| Nov 28, 2019 at 18:09 | comment | added | yolo | Doesn't this answer merely describe the effect of Ohm's law, rather than explaining the underlying logic that allows one to reach it? | |
| Nov 28, 2019 at 18:06 | history | answered | user68014 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |