Ohm'S Law: University of The Immaculate Conception Bonifacio ST., Davao City
Ohm'S Law: University of The Immaculate Conception Bonifacio ST., Davao City
Ohm'S Law: University of The Immaculate Conception Bonifacio ST., Davao City
Physics 1B
OHM’S LAW
TITLE
Submitted By:
Tura, Roselle C.
IT – 2B
Submitted To:
Engr. Bryant S. Arante
February , 2010
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1. Introduction
2. Objective
To study Ohm’s Law and the law relating to series and parallel direct – current circuits
3. Materials / Equipments
1. Tabular Rheostat (100 ohm) 4. Direct Current milliameter
2. Tabular Rheostat (200 ohm) (0 – 500 milliamperes)
3. Direct Current power supply 5. Direct Current (0 – 15 volts)
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4. Table
Series:
Computation:
Series: Parallel:
I =I 1=I 2 I =I 1+ I 2
I =0.325 A=0.325 A I =0.12+0.06
I =1.18 A
V =V 1+V 2
V =2.3+ 10.2 V =V 1=V 2
V =12.5 volts V =12 volts=12 volts
RT =R1 + R2 1 1 1
= +
RT =50 Ω+150 Ω R T R1 R2
RT =200 Ω 1 1 1
= +
R T 100 200
1 3
=
R T 200
1
=0.015
RT
RT =66.67 Ω
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2. Show how your results in calculations 3 – 5 check the formulas for the current, voltage and
resistance in series and parallel circuits.
Note: The answers are located in the Computation Area in page 3.
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6. Conclusion
From this experiment, as the voltage increases, the current also increases. This shows that the
current I is directly proportional to the voltage V. in symbols,
I∝V
Every part of a circuit offers resistance to the motion of the charges. The conductor or wires
connecting the rheostat to the power supply which both offer resistance. We define this resistance as a
property of a conductor that obstructs the flow of charges through the wire. This shows that the greater the
resistance in the conductor, the lesser the amount of current across it. In other words, the current across the
conductor is inversely proportional to the resistance. In symbols,
1
I∝
R
The resistance of an electrical conductor is directly proportional to the length and inversely
proportional its cross – sectional area.
7. Reference
Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Sotto, R. (2005). Physics . SIBS Publishing House, Inc. 258 – 259