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Joule's laws are a set of two laws concerning the heat produced by a current and the energy dependence of an ideal gas to that of pressure, volume, and temperature, respecetively. Joule's first law, also known as the Joule effect, is a physical law expressing the relationship between the heat generated by the current flowing through a conductor. The heating effect of conductors carrying currents is known as Joule heating, named for James Prescott Joule. It is expressed as:


 * $$Q = I^2 \cdot R \cdot t$$

Where Q is the heat generated by a constant current I flowing through a conductor of electrical resistance R, for a time t.

Joule's second law states that the internal energy of an ideal gas is independent of its volume and pressure, depending only its temperature.