In: Physics
Lab NAME: "Model-Buliding- Ohm's Law"
Why can you refer to an ohmic device as (linear) ?
An ohmic device is a resistor that follow ohm's law--current varies proportionally to voltage. Non-ohmic means that current is a more complex function of the applied voltage.
Ohmic device is a device that follows Ohm's Law:
V=IR (voltage = current * resistance)
An example is a basic resistor.
This is because the lamp significantly heats up as the current increases.