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    This document summarizes an experiment on series and parallel electrical connections. In the experiment, resistors were connected in series and parallel configurations with a voltage source. The effective resistance was calculated to be 30 ohms for the series connection and 0.15 ohms for the parallel connection. Graphs of voltage vs resistance and current vs resistance showed direct and inverse relationships consistent with Ohm's Law. Deviations in the experimental measurements were attributed to errors from the apparatus and materials used in the experiment.

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    PHYS 101L|PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERING LABORATORY 4Q2021|MAPUA UNIVERSITY

    E109 – Series and Parallel Connections


    ARENAS, CARL VINCENT A.; BATAC, JOSEPH V.; BENITEZ, JERICHO M.

    1. GRAPHS AND FIGURES


    A simple electrical circuit generally comprises of a voltage 𝑉, resistors 𝑅, and current 𝐼. Voltage, in unit
    volts (𝑉), supplies the kick in the circuit by giving electrical energy to it. Resistors, in unit ohm Ω, gives
    resistance to the flow of current and consumes electrical energy. Current, in unit amperes 𝐴, is the
    moving charged particles that are opposite in the flow of electrons. Ohm’s relates all of these basic
    elements of a circuit using the equation 𝑉 = 𝐼𝑅. There are two (2) connections in an electrical circuit,
    series and parallel connections. With this, Figure 1 shows the resistors connected in series. The
    calculated effective resistance for this circuit is 30 Ω. With 𝑉𝑏𝑎𝑡𝑡 = 6 𝑉, total current 𝐼𝑇 is computed as
    0.2 𝐴 and is constant across each resistor. Using Ohm’s law, the computed voltage across R1 (10 Ω)
    is 2 𝑉 while the computed voltage across R2 (20 Ω) is 4 𝑉. This is expected since 𝑉𝑏𝑎𝑡𝑡 = 𝑉1 + 𝑉2 as
    stated in Kirchhoff’s Loop Rule. Figure 2 shows the resistors connected in series. The calculated
    effective resistance for this circuit is 0.15 Ω. With constant 𝑉 of 6 𝑉 and using Ohm’s law, 𝐼1 and 𝐼2 is
    computed as 0.6 𝐴 and 0.3 𝐴. As stated in Kirchhoff’s Junction Rule, 𝐼𝑇 is calculated as 0.9 𝐴. To give
    meaning to these results, Figures 3 and 4 are shown below. Figure 3 shows that there is a direct
    relationship between voltage 𝑉 and resistance 𝑅 while Figure 4 shows that there is an inverse
    relationship between current 𝐼 and resistance 𝑅. These figures both agree to Ohm’s law since voltage
    is equal to the product of current and resistance. The deviations seen on the figures are caused by
    the errors in the experiment. The sources of error can come from the apparatus or materials used
    since there is no manual measurement that happened. The multimeter, resistor boxes, and batteries
    themselves consume electrical energy or has a very little resistance on them that affects the
    measurement of values.

    Figure 1: Visual presentation of setup no.1 showing resistors R1 and R2 (in ohms) and battery (in volts)
    connected in series.
    PHYS 101L|PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERING LABORATORY 4Q2021|MAPUA UNIVERSITY

    Figure 2: Visual presentation of setup no.2 showing resistors R1 and R2 (in ohms) and battery (in volts)
    connected in parallel.

    4.5
    4
    3.5
    3
    Voltage (V)

    2.5
    2
    1.5
    1
    0.5
    0
    Across R1 (10 Ω) Across R2 (20 Ω)

    Experimental Computed

    Figure 3: Behavior of voltage (in volts) across each resistor as their resistance (in ohms) increases.

    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    Current (A)

    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.1
    0
    Thru R1 (10 Ω) Thru R2 (20 Ω)

    Experimental Computed

    Figure 4: Behavior of current (in amperes) thru each resistor as their resistance (in ohms) increases.
    PHYS 101L|PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERING LABORATORY 4Q2021|MAPUA UNIVERSITY

    2. SAMPLE CALCULATIONS
    PHYS 101L|PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERING LABORATORY 4Q2021|MAPUA UNIVERSITY

    3. GUIDE QUESTIONS

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