<p align="right">Last Update: <font color="#4f81bd">July, 27, 2024</font></p> ## BIG IDEA Resistors convert electrical energy into heat, and the power dissipated by a resistor in a DC circuit is a crucial aspect of their behavior. ### Formulas $P \ = \ IV \tag{1}$ where $P$ is power, $I$ is current, and $V$ is voltage. $P \ = \ I^2 R$ $P \ = \ \frac{V^2}{R}$ --- Return [[Home|Home]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/DC Circuits/Electric Circuits|Circuits]] | [[Electric Current]] | [[Voltage]] | [[Resistance]] | [[Resistors]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/DC Circuits/Ohm's Law|Ohm's Law]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/DC Circuits/Power|Power]]