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LESSON 2: PERFORM MENSURATION AND CALCULATIONS (MC)
PAULINO M. SANDIGIO, RME
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LO 2 Carry out measurements and calculations TLE_IAEI7/8MC-0e-2

2.1 Use appropriate measuring devices for specific tasks

2.2 Compute for required data

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1. A flashlight that is powered by 3 Volts and uses a bulb with a resistance of 60 Ω will
have a current of ________ Amps.

A. 0.05 B. 0.06 C. 0.07 D. 0.08

2. If the voltage across a circuit is quadrupled, then the current through the circuit would
be ____.

A. one-fourth as B. four times as C. unchanged D. ... nonsense!

much much There would be no
way to make such
a prediction.

● A circuit is wired with a power supply, a resistor and an ammeter (for measuring
current). The ammeter reads a current of 24 mA (milliAmps). Determine the new
current if the voltage of the power supply was ...

3. .. increased by a factor of 2 and the resistance was held constant.

A. 48 mA B. 50 mA C. 58 mA D. . 72 mA

4.... decreased by a factor of 2 and the resistance was held constant.

A. 6 mA B. 8 mA C. 10 mA D. 12 mA

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5. increased by a factor of 3 and the resistance was decreased by a factor of 2.

A. 122 mA B. 133 mA C. 144 mA D. 166 mA

6. Which of the following will cause the current through an electrical circuit to decrease?
Choose all that apply.

A. decrease the B. decrease the C. increase the D. increase the

voltage resistance voltage resistance

7. If the resistance of a circuit were tripled, then the current through the circuit would be
____.

A. one-third as B. three C. unchanged D. . ... nonsense!

much times as There would be no
much way to make such
a prediction.

8. You have likely been warned to avoid contact with electrical appliances or even
electrical outlets when your hands are wet. Such contact is more dangerous when your
hands are wet (vs. dry) because wet hands cause ____.

A. the voltage of the B. the voltage C. your resistance to D. your resistance

circuit to be of the circuit to be higher to be lower
higher be lower

9. An electrical device with a resistance of 3.0 Ω will allow a current of 4.0 amps to flow
through it if a voltage drop of ________ Volts is impressed across the device.

A. 4 B. 8 C. 12 D. . 16

10. When a voltage of 120 V is impressed across an electric heater, a current of 10.0
amps will flow through the heater if the resistance is ________ Ω.

A. 4 B. 8 C. 12 D. 16

At the end of the period, the learner should be able to:

Identify measuring tools and instruments on job requirements.

Select objects to be measured.
Classify measuring tools and instruments.
Obtain measurements according to job requirements.

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What Do You Already Perform?

Let us determine how much you already perform about mensuration and
calculation.

A. SOLVE

● The diagram below depicts a couple of circuits containing a voltage source

(battery pack), a resistor (light bulb) and an ammeter (for measuring current). In
which circuit does the light bulb have the greatest resistance?

A. Solution B. Solution

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What Do You Need To Perform?

Read the Information Sheet 1.1 very well then find out how much you can
remember and how much you learned by doing Self-check .

Information Sheet 1.3 IS1.3

Ohm's Law

Power Revisited

There are certain formulas that are so powerful and so pervasive that they reach
the state of popular knowledge. A student of Electrical technology has written such
formulas down so many times that they have memorized it without trying to. Certainly to

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the professionals in the field, such formulas are so central that they become engraved in
their minds. In the field of Modern Physics, there is E = m • c2. In the field of Newtonian
Mechanics, there is Fnet = m • a. In the field of Wave Mechanics, there is v = f • λ. And
in the field of current electricity, there is V = I • R.

The predominant equation which pervades the study of electric circuits is the
equation.

V=I•R
In words, the electric potential difference between two points on a circuit (V) is
equivalent to the product of the current between those two points (I) and the total
resistance of all electrical devices present between those two points (R). Through the
rest of this unit , this equation will become the most common equation which we see.
Often referred to as the Ohm's law equation, this equation is a powerful predictor of
the relationship between potential difference, current and resistance.

Ohm's Law as a Predictor of Current

The Ohm's law equation can be rearranged and expressed as:

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As an equation, this serves as an algebraic recipe for calculating the current if the
electric potential difference and the resistance are known. Yet while this equation
serves as a powerful recipe for problem solving, it is much more than that. This
equation indicates the two variables that would affect the amount of current in a
circuit. The current in a circuit is directly proportional to the electric potential difference
impressed across its ends and inversely proportional to the total resistance offered by
the external circuit. The greater the battery voltage (i.e., electric potential difference),
the greater the current. And the greater the resistance, the less the current.

And an increase in the resistance of the load by a factor of two would cause the
current to decrease by a factor of two to one-half its original value.

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 The table below illustrates this relationship both qualitatively and quantitatively for
several circuits with varying battery voltages and resistances.

Rows 1, 2 and 3 illustrate that the doubling and the tripling of the battery
voltage leads to a doubling and a tripling of the current in the circuit. Comparing rows
1 and 4 or rows 2 and 5 illustrates that the doubling of the total resistance serves to
halve the current in the circuit.

Because the current in a circuit is affected by the resistance, resistors are often
used in the circuits of electrical appliances to affect the amount of current that is
present in its various components.
By increasing or decreasing the amount of resistance in a particular branch of the
circuit, a manufacturer can increase or decrease the amount of current in that branch.
Kitchen appliances such as electric mixers and light dimmer switches operate by
altering the current at the load by increasing or decreasing the resistance of the
circuit.
Pushing the various buttons on an electric mixer can change the mode from
mixing to beating by reducing the resistance and allowing more current to be present
in the mixer. Similarly, turning a dial on a dimmer switch can increase the resistance
of its built-in resistor and thus reduce the current.

A voltmeter is a device equipped with probes that can be touched to two locations
on a circuit to determine the electric potential difference across those locations. By
altering the number of cells in the battery pack, the electric potential difference across
the external circuit can be varied.
The voltmeter can be used to determine this potential difference and the ammeter
can be used to determine the current associated with this V. A battery can be added
to the battery pack and the process can be repeated several times to yield a set of I-V
data. A plot of I versus V will yield a line with a slope that is equivalent to the
reciprocal of the resistance of the resistor. This can be compared to the
manufacturer's stated value to determine the accuracy of the lab data and the validity
of the Ohm's law equation.

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 ACTIVITY CENTRAL

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 5. Simple Text/Text- Guide Questions: 5. Worksheet #5:
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calculation
exercises.

❏ The electric potential difference between two points on a circuit (V) is equivalent
to the product of the current between those two points (I) and the total resistance
of all electrical devices present between those two points (R).
❏ The Ohm's law equation is often explored in classrooms/labs using a resistor, a
battery pack, an ammeter, and a voltmeter.
❏ An ammeter is a device used to measure the current at a given location.
❏ A voltmeter is a device equipped with probes that can be touched to two
locations on a circuit to determine the electric potential difference across those
locations. By altering the number of cells in the battery pack, the electric potential
difference across the external circuit can be varied.
❏ Because the current in a circuit is affected by the resistance, resistors are often
used in the circuits of electrical appliances to affect the amount of current that is
present in its various components.

To read and measure the ohms resistance using a multimeter:

● Clip the test leads on the resistor leads

● Dial the multimeter to the estimated resistance range. Read the value, if your
multimeter gives you a 1, then you’ve guessed low for a value. Move the
multimeter’s dial upward until it gives you a valid reading.

SELF-CHECK: DIRECTIONS: Match column A with that of Column B. Write the letter
on the blank provided.

A B.
_____ 1. predictor of current A.AMMETER

_____ 2. used to measure the current at B. CURRENT

a given location.
_____ 3. The greater the battery voltage C. VOLTMETER

______4. ______ in a circuit is directly D. OHM’S LAW

proportional to the electric potential
difference

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_____ _5. can be used to determine this E. the greater the current.
potential difference

DIRECTIONS : Find the missing value. GO DIGITAL:

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1. Use the Ohm's law equation to determine the missing values in the
following circuits. (5 points each)

Diagram A Diagram B Diagram C Diagram D

Solution Solution Solution Solution

2. Compute for the value.(10 points each table)

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Show your TABLE 1 TABLE 2 TABLE 3
answer here. R= 3Ω R= 3Ω V = 3 volts

V=volts I= amp. I= amp. V=volts I= amp. R=.Ω

a.3v __amp a.3amp __volts a.3amp ___Ω
b.6v __amp b.6amp __volts b.6amp ___Ω
c.9v __amp c.9amp __volts c.9amp ___Ω
d.12v __amp d.12amp __volts d.12amp ___Ω
e.15v __amp e.15amp __volts e.15amp ___Ω

YES NO
I can ………………………………………………………………

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● Identify measuring tools and instruments on job requirements.
● Select objects to be measured.
● Classify measuring tools and instruments.
● Obtain measurements according to job requirements.

TEAM LEADER/VALIDATOR PAULINO M. SANDIGIO, RME

ILLUSTRATOR ZOREN VALDISIMO

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