Ohm's Law
Explore the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in a simple circuit. Adjust the values using the controls and observe how the circuit behavior changes.
- Adjust voltage and resistance using the sliders
- Toggle the circuit state using the switch
- Observe the electron flow and calculated values
About this visualization:
- The blue particles represent electrons, but are greatly simplified. In reality, electric current consists of trillions of incredibly tiny electrons moving simultaneously.
- While the visualization shows relatively slow-moving particles, electrons actually move at drift velocity (millimeters per second), whereas the electric field propagates near the speed of light.
- The yellow particles represent the propagation of the electric field, which moves much faster than the electrons themselves.
- For a current of 1 ampere, approximately 6.242 × 10¹⁸ electrons pass through any point in the circuit each second.
5.00 V
10.00 Ω
Closed
Current Values:
Current: 0.50 A
Power: 2.50 W
Electrons/second: 3.12e+18