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Practical 4 Experiment

The experiment aims to explore the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in simple circuits using Ohm's Law. Data collected from various resistors and a bulb demonstrate that current and voltage are directly proportional, with calculations revealing percentage errors for resistance values. The evaluation confirms that in parallel circuits, the potential difference remains constant across each resistor, functioning as current dividers.

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Practical 4 Experiment

The experiment aims to explore the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in simple circuits using Ohm's Law. Data collected from various resistors and a bulb demonstrate that current and voltage are directly proportional, with calculations revealing percentage errors for resistance values. The evaluation confirms that in parallel circuits, the potential difference remains constant across each resistor, functioning as current dividers.

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MAKHADO CD Student no:202162811

EXPERIMENT 2
Advanced OHM’S LAW

PURPOSE
The purpose of this activity is to determine the mathematical relationship between
battery voltage (∆V), current (I), and resistance (R) for a simply circuit.

BUILD,MEASURE AND ANALYSE

Part 1:
Table 1:Potential difference V vs Current I for the resistors and bulb
10  15 50  Bulb
U I U U I U U I U U I U
I I I I

(V ) ( A) () (V ) ( A) () (V ) ( A) () (V ) ( A) ()

2 0.2 10 2 0.1 20 2 0 0 2 0.2 10

4 0.4 10 4 0.3 13.3 4 0.1 40 4 0.4 10


6 0.6 10 6 0.4 15 6 0.1 60 6 0.6 10
8 0.8 10 8 0.5 16 8 0.2 40 8 0.8 10
10 1 10 10 0.7 14.29 10 0.2 50 10 1 10
12 1.2 10 12 0.8 15 12 0.2 60 12 1.2 1010
Average 10 Average 15.59 Average 41.67
Drawing Graphs
1.
2.

Answer the following questions in your report


1. The graph is a straight line since current and voltage increase in same
proportion
2. The are directly proportional to each other.
𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒−𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒
3. Percentage error= × 100
𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒
10−10
For 10Ω = × 100
10
=0%
15.59−15
For 15Ω= 15 × 100
=3.93%
41.67−50
For 50Ω= 50 × 100
=16.67%
Part 2:series connection

Table 2: Voltage drop across the resistors


U E : 10V I G =0.1

R1 : 10 U 1 = 1.33
R2 : 15 U 2 =2
R3 : 50 U 3 = 6.67

Evaluation

1.𝑈𝐸 = 𝑈1 + 𝑈2 + 𝑈3
=1.33+2+6,67
=10V
2. Resistor 𝑅1 , Ohm’s law
3.
Table 3: Voltage and resistance ratios
U R U R
(V) ( )
10.0 75 1.000 1.0
6.67 50 0.667 0.7
2 15 0.200 0.2
1.33 10 0.133 0.1

4. Table 4: Resistance values

R () U
()
IG
R1 =10 13.3
R2 =15 20
66.7
R3 =50

Part 5
Table 5: Current values

IG = 1.2
I1 = 0.2
I2 = 1
Evaluation

1 1 1
= +
1. RG R1 R2
1
𝑅𝐺 = 1 1
+
10 50
𝑅𝐺 = 8.33Ω
2. 𝐼1 : 𝐼2 𝑅1 : 𝑅2
0.2:1 10:50
1:5 1:5
Both resistance and current are increasing by the same factor to give us the constant
voltage.

CONCLUSION
The potential difference is the same across each resistor and across the parallel
resistors combined ,therefore resistors in parallel are current dividers.

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