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    EXPERIMENT: OHM’S LAW

    1.0 Objective

    1.1 To investigate all the variables involved in a mathematical relationship of


    Ohm’s Law.
    1.2 To assemble resistors in series and in parallel circuit.
    1.3 To state the effect of series and parallel connections of resistors to the
    equivalent resistance.

    2.0 Apparatus

    2.1 Select three resistors of the same value, range from 100 Ω to 1 kΩ.
    2.2 6 V Battery
    2.3 Ammeter & Voltmeter
    2.4 Switch & Breadboard
    2.5 Banana connectors & crocodile clips

    3.0 Pre-Lab Tasks

    3.1 Study on what happens to the overall current within a series and parallel
    circuits as the number of resistors increases.
    3.2 Study on what happens to the overall resistance within a series and
    parallel circuit as the number of resistors increases.
    3.3 Study on what happens to the other resistors in a series and parallel
    circuit, if one of the resistors is turned off.

    4.0 Introduction

    Ohm’s law states that:

    At constant temperature, the potential difference, V across a conductor is


    directly proportional to the current, I that flows through it. The constant of
    proportionality is known as resistance of the conductor denoted by R.

    Mathematically written as

    For resistors arranged in series, the equivalent resistance is:

    For resistors arranged in parallel, the


    equivalent resistance is:
    5.0 Procedures

    PART A- Ohm’s Law


    1. Select three resistors of the same value.
    2. Set up the apparatus as shown in Figure 2.1 using resistor R1. Close the
    circuit (switch ON).

    FIGURE 2.1

    3. Record the readings of voltage, V as provided by voltmeter and current,


    I is the reading of the ammeter in Table 2.1.
    4. Calculate the resistance of resistor R1 by using Ohm’s law.
    5. Replace resistor R1 with resistor R2 and then resistor R3 and repeat steps
    (2) to (4). Complete Table 2.1.
    6. For each set of your data, calculate the theoretical value and
    experimental value of the resistance.

    PART B: Equivalent Resistance


    1. Set up the apparatus as shown in FIGURE2.2 using resistor R1, R2 and R3.
    Close the circuit (switch ON).
    2. Record the readings of voltage, V as provided by voltmeter and current,
    I is the reading of the ammeter in Table 2.2.
    3. Calculate the equivalent resistance by using Ohm’s law.
    4. Calculate the theoretical value and experimental value of the
    equivalent resistance.
    5. Then, set up the apparatus as shown in Figure 2.3 using resistor R1, R2 and
    R3. Close the circuit (switch ON).
    FIGURE 2.2

    FIGURE 2.3

    6. Record the readings of voltage, V as provided by voltmeter and current,


    I is the reading of the ammeter in Table 2.2.
    7. Calculate the equivalent resistance by using Ohm’s law.
    8. Calculate the theoretical value and experimental value of the
    equivalent resistance.

    6.0 Results and Analysis

    Table 2.1

    Resistor Measured Value Resistance


    Voltage, V (±..V) Current, I (±..A) (Ω)
    R1

    R2

    R3
    Table 2.2

    Equivalent Resistance, R (Ω)


    Resistors Reading Experimental Theoretical
    value value
    Voltage, V Current, I
    (±..V) (±...A)
    In series
    In parallel

    7.0 Discussion

    7.1 What is the importance of choosing the correct measuring range of


    ammeter and voltmeter?
    7.2 From your graph, what is the mathematical relationship between
    current and resistance?
    7.3 Compare the experimental value with the theoretical value of the
    equivalent resistance in Table 2.2. Provide your justification.
    7.4 What were possible sources of experimental error in this experiment?
    Would you expect each to make your results larger or to make them
    smaller?

    8.0 Conclusion

    8.1 Conclude about the equivalent resistance when the resistors are
    connected in series and parallel.
    8.2 Your conclusion must relate to your stated purposes or objectives.
    Support your assertions with evidence, logic or specific references to the
    literature. State specifically what you achieved and the estimated
    uncertainty of the results.

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