Is ohms law obeyed when it is passed through a lightbulb?

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Is ohms law obeyed when it is passed through a light bulb?

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Ohms law is a group of formulas used to calculate Voltage (V), Current (I) and Resistance (R) in a circuit. It is used to calculate a missing value in a circuit. It was named after the German physicist Georg Simon Ohm, who was born in 1787 and died in 1854. The voltage is measured in volts, the current is measured in amperes and the resistance is measured in ohms.

An easy way to remember the formulas is by using the following diagram:

To find a missing value, cover it with your finger. The horizontal line in the middle means to divide the two remaining values. The "X" in the bottom section of the circle means to multiply the remaining values.

The formula for ohms law is:

V = I x R

This means: The voltage is equal to the current multiplied to the resistance. Altogether there are three formulas. The other two formulas are :

I = V/R

This means that the current is equal to the voltage divided by the resistance.
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R = V/I

The above means that the resistance is equal to the voltage divided by the current.

Here is a quote that I have found which describes ohms law:

"The amount of current flowing in a circuit made up of pure resistances is directly proportional to the electromotive forces impressed on the circuit and inversely proportional to the total resistance of the circuit."

Simply, ohms law means:

A steady increase in voltage, in a circuit with constant resistance, produces a constant linear rise in current - For example, a straight-line graph.
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