Why temperature need to be constant in ohm's law?

Dear Student,

Ohm's law states that the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to voltage difference across two points.

IV

Introducing the proportionality constant

I=GV OrV=IR

Here R or G are constant terms which should not change.

You know if we increase temperature of a conductor, its resistence changes. It means that the proportionality constant has changes which means current is no longer proportional to voltage difference in temperature changing enviroment.

So, temperature is assumed to be constant in Ohm's law.

Hope it is clear.

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According to Ohm's law, this constant is the Resistance of the conductor. But research shows that the Resistance is directly proportional to length of the conductor and the area of cross-section of the conductor.  Constant temperature makes the resistivity constant which made resistance constant.
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