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Lab Sheet 1 Dja20063

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LAB SHEET

EXPERIMENT : 1

TITLE : OHM's LAW

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOME

(CLO)

CLO2 Organize appropriately experiments in groups according to Standard Operating


Procedure.
CLO 3 Demonstrate continuous learning and information management skills while
engaging in independent acquisition of new knowledge and skills in laboratory
report

OBJECTIVES: i. To determine the relationship between resistance,


current and voltage.
ii. To verify Ohm's law.

THEORY:
OHM's LAW states that the direct current flowing in a conductor is directly proportional to
the potential difference and inversely proportional to the resistance.

Mathematically, Ohm's Law for DC circuits can be stated as three equations:

Where V or E = voltage, in volt. E stand for “electromotive force” which is the same as
voltage, and I = current, in amp, and R = resistance, in ohms.

EQUIPMENTS & COMPONENTS:

DC Power supply, ,multimeter, Resistors 100Ω (1), 150Ω (1), 220Ω (1)

Figure 2.1: A single resistor circuit

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1. Determine the values of the resistors used in this experirnent and record in Table 2.0
2. Construct the circuit as shown in Figure 2.1
3. Switch on the DC power supply and slowly adjust the DC voltage control knob
until the voltage drop across the resistor reads 2 V
4. Measure the current flowing in the circuit and record the reading in Table 2.1.
5. Increase the voltage drop across the resistor to 4 V and records the ammeter reading.
6. Repeat procedure 5 for an increasing voltage drop of 6 V and 8 V across the resistor
and records the ammeter readings.
7. Repeat the above procedures for resistors of 150Ω and 220 Ω
8. Record all the readings in Tables 2.2 and 2.3 respectively.

HINTS AND CAUTIONS:


1. The ammeter should always be connected in series with the circuit elements.
2. The voltmeter, or voltage probes, should always be connected parallel to the circuit
elements.
3. To protect the ammeter (or any voltage or current meter), use the large scale first
and then gradually move to a more sensitive scale.
4. Always monitor the current into the ammeter and do not allow the current to exceed
the ammeter's scale.
5. In this lab, use only the power supply's dc voltage outputs, not the ac voltage outputs.

Results:

Nominal Value 100Ω 150Ω 220Ω


Measured Value
Table 2
R = 100Ω
V (Volt) 0 2 4 6 8
I (mA)
Measured
value
Table 2.1 R1 = 100Ω
R = 150Ω
V (Volt) 0 2 4 6 8
I (mA)
Measured
value
Table 2.2 R1 = 150Ω
R = 220Ω
V (Volt) 0 2 4 6 8
I (mA)
Measured
value
Table 2.3 R1 = 220Ω

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DISCUSSIONS:
1, Plot a graph (in the same axis) for voltage drop against current for each resistor.

Title: Graph of Voltage against Current in Ohm's Law circuit

4
90

80

70

60
MilliAmpere (Ma)

50

40

30

20

10

0 2
6
4
8 Volt (V)

100
OHM

5
90

80

70

60
MilliAmpere (Ma)

50

40

30

20

10

0 2 4 6
8
Volt (V)

150
OHM

6
45

40

35

30
MilliAmpere (Ma)

25

20

15

10

0 2 4 6
8
Volt (V)

220
OHM

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2. From the plotted graph, obtain the load resistance of each
gradient and compare the value with the nominal resistance-
Difference in Y axis (Voltage)
RL =
Difference in X axis (Current)

a. R: 100 Ω

R=V/I R = 20/2 =10 ohm

b. R: 150 Ω

R= V/I R = 13.3/2 =6.65ohm

c. R: 220Ω

R= V/I R= 9.09/2 = 4.545 ohm

QUESTIONS :

l. What value of resistor will be needed to produce a current of


100mA when a voltage of 12 V is applied across the resistor?

12/100 =0.012 Ohm

REFLECTION:
At the end of this experiment, I have learnt that current and voltage hold a direct
relationship for resistive components.

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Resistor 100

V0 v2

V4 v6

V8
Resistor 150

V0 V2

V4 V6

V8
Resistor 220

V0 V2

V4 V6

V8

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