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METHODOLOGY
We are provided three resistance boxes, 1.2 V
batteries, 12 pieces of connecting wires, a VOM and
Fig. 2 Resistors in Series setup
an ammeter for this experiment (Fig.1).
Fig. 1 Materials; connecting wires, resistance boxes, ammeter, 1.2 V Fig. 3 Resistors in Parallel setup
batteries, and VOM
Same procedures were done for the two setups, DATA and SAMPLE COMPUTATIONS
assigning points A,B,C,D in each resistor and
Series Circuit
obtaining voltages VAB, VBC, VCD,VDA by connecting Experimental Computed
the VOM in each resistor individually (refer to fig. Voltage Across
4). Resistance 1 1.109 V 1.1067 V
(VAB)
Voltage Across
Resistance 2 1.062 V 1.0591 V
(VBC)
Voltage Across
Resistance 3 1.508 V 1.5113 V
(VCD)
Current Flowing
0.011 A 0.0119 A
Restistance 1 (IB)
Current Flowing
0.011 A 0.0119 A
Restistance 2 (IC)
Current Flowing
0.011 A 0.0119 A
Restistance 2 (ID)
Total Current
0.011 A 0.0119 A
(IA)
% Difference 7.86 %
0.01
0.005
connected as a in a series, they are said to be carrying
the same current. Voltage in a series circuit increases
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2
as the current flowing is constant. Also, it is proven
Voltage that the circuits voltage and resistance are directly
proportional to each other. We had experimentally
proven using the experimentation methods done
Current and Voltage of Resistors using both the VOM and ammeter and some
in Parallel computation using the given formulas (eqn. 1-3).
Two or more resistors are in parallel if they are
0.15
connected together at both ends so that the potential
Current