If voltage is fixed and resistance increases, what happens to current?

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If voltage is fixed and resistance increases, what happens to current?

Current is how easily charges can flow, and Ohm’s law says I = V / R. With the voltage fixed, increasing resistance makes the ratio smaller, so the current decreases. Think of a water pipe with the same water pressure but a narrower pipe—less water flows. So the current drops as resistance goes up. The other options don’t fit: higher current would require lower resistance, and staying the same or oscillating would require changing conditions not present here.

Current is how easily charges can flow, and Ohm’s law says I = V / R. With the voltage fixed, increasing resistance makes the ratio smaller, so the current decreases. Think of a water pipe with the same water pressure but a narrower pipe—less water flows. So the current drops as resistance goes up. The other options don’t fit: higher current would require lower resistance, and staying the same or oscillating would require changing conditions not present here.

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