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QUIZQuiz · #22EP.235 · 24 s

Quiz #22: what does 'k' mean in 10 kΩ? → C, × 1,000 (kilo)

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// WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

C: k = kilo = × 1,000, so 10 kΩ = 10,000 ohms (brown-black-orange); same k as in km and kg — capital K is kelvin.

// LESSON NOTES

Quick quiz: what does the 'k' mean in 10 kΩ? 🤔🔢

A) × 10
B) × 100
C) × 1,000
D) Kelvin

✅ C! k = KILO = × 1,000.
🔢 So 10 kΩ = 10 × 1,000 = 10,000 Ω (ohms).
🎨 On the resistor: brown (1) · black (0) · ORANGE (× 1,000) · gold (± 5 %).
📏 Same 'k' as in km (1,000 m) and kg (1,000 g).
🌡️ Capital K is something else: kelvin, a unit of temperature.

Read the voiceover (transcript)
  1. Quick quiz! What does k mean in ten k ohms?
  2. A, times ten. B, a hundred. C, a thousand. D, Kelvin.
  3. Three seconds!
  4. C! K means kilo: times one thousand.
  5. So ten k ohms is ten thousand ohms!
  6. Same k as in kilometre!
  7. Next: what does M mean in one M ohm? Comment below!

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