lab experiment for ohm’s law, series and parallel resistive circuits

PROCEDURE
The lab experiment for ohm’s law, series and parallel resistive circuits, was divided into three sections by me and my lab partners to measure the current flow and voltage across a resistor as a function of the supply voltage for the DC supply voltage from 0 to 10 V in steps of 1 V.

The first section of the experiment measured the current flow in a 10 KΩ resistor as a function of the supply voltage for a DC supply voltage from 0 to 10 V in steps of 1 V using a digital multi-meter. From a pool of resistors we measured each of the resistors with a digital multi-meter clipped on both ends of the resistor, in other to pick out the 10 KΩ resistor from the pool. The resistor was connected in series with a DC voltage source, where the voltage was systematically increased from 0 to 10 V in steps of 1 V and the respective current was recorded. Power supply voltage was calculated using the voltage and current readings obtained.

In the second section, we replaced the 10 KΩ resistor with a 8.2 KΩ and 1.8 KΩ resistor in series. Again, we measured each resistor from the pool to find out which one is the 8.2 KΩ and 1.8 KΩ resistor, using a digital multi-meter clipped on both ends of the 8.2 KΩ and 1.8 KΩ resistor respectively. The two resistors were connected in series on a bread board with a DC voltage source, where the voltage was systematically increased across the 1.8 KΩ from 0 to 10 V in steps of 1 V and the respective current was recorded. Power supply voltage was calculated using the voltage and current readings obtained.

Finally in the third section, we replaced the 8.2 KΩ and 1.8 KΩ resistors with a 30 KΩ and 15 KΩ resistors in parallel. The 30 KΩ and 15 KΩ resistors were measured out from the pool of resistors using a digital multi-meter clipped on both ends of the 30 KΩ and 15 KΩ resistor respectively. The two resistors were connected in parallel on a bread board with a DC voltage source, where the voltage was systematically increased from 0 to 10 V in steps of 1 V and the respective current flow was measured in the 15 KΩ resistor. The procedure was repeated, but this time the current flow was measured in the 30 KΩ resistor. Again, the procedure was repeated and the current flow was measured entering the 30 KΩ and 15 KΩ resistor combination in parallel. Power supply voltage was calculated using the voltage and current readings obtained, in each case.


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