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quantity iselectrical conductance, the ease at which an electric current passes. Electrical resistance shares some conceptual parallels with the mechanical notion offriction. The SI unit of electrical resistance is the ohm (), while electrical conductance is measured in siemens (S). ohm (symbol: ) is the SI derived unit of electrical resistance, named after German physicist Georg Simon Ohm. Although several empirically derived standard units for expressing electrical resistance were developed in connection with early telegraphy practice, the British Association for the Advancement of Science proposed a unit derived from existing units of mass, length and time and of a convenient size for practical work as early as 1861. The definition of the "ohm" unit was revised several times. Today the value of the ohm is expressed in terms of the quantum Hall effect.
where: V = volt A = ampere m = metre kg = kilogram s = second C = coulomb J = joule S = siemens F = farad In many cases the resistance of a conductor in ohms is approximately constant within a certain range of voltages, temperatures, and other parameters; one speaks of linear resistors. In other cases resistance varies (e.g., thermistors). Commonly used multiples and submultiples in electrical and electronic usage are the milliohm, kilohm, megohm, and gigaohm,[2] though the term 'gigohm', though not official, is in common use for the latter.[3]
where: P = power in watts R = resistance in ohms V = voltage across the resistor I = current through the resistor in amps