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E306: SERIES AND PARALLLEL CIRCUITS
CRUZ, John Luke M.
jlmcruz@mymail.mapua.edu.ph/2014106345/ME-2
PHY12L-B4 Group 4
SCORE
Signed Data Sheet
(5)
Graphs
(10)
Conclusion (15)
References
(5)
Photos (10)
Performance
(40)
TOTAL
(100)
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Experimental
Computed
0.979 V
0.9 V
1.469 V
1.35 V
2.47 V
2.25 V
0.009 A
0.01008 A
0.009 A
0.01008 A
0.009 A
0.01008 A
0.009 A
0.01008 A
11.32 %
Table 2 : Parallel Circuit
Total Resistance (RT) = 500
Total Voltage (VDA) = 4.70 V
Experimental
Computed
4.70 V
4.4 V
4.70 V
4.55 V
4.70 V
4.5 V
0.044 A
0.047 A
0.029 A
0.0313 A
0.018 A
0.0188 A
0.091 A
0.0971 A
6.49%
I1 = 5V/500 = 0.01008 A
I2 = 5V/500 = 0.01008 A
I3 = 5V/500 = 0.01008 A
Percentage Difference
| |
100
+
2
|0.01008 0.009|
% =
100
0.01008 + 0.009
2
% = 11.32%
% =
I1 = 4.7V/100 = 0.047 A
I2 = 4.7V/150 = 0.0313 A
I3 = 4.7V/250 = 0.0188 A
Percentage Difference
| |
100
+
2
|0.0971 0.091|
% =
100
0.0971 + 0.091
2
% = 6.49%
% =
GRAPHS
Resistance ()
250
200
150
100
50
0
0
0.5
1.5
2.5
Voltage (V)
The graph shows the relationship of voltages across each resistor. It shows that the voltage is
directly proportional to the resistance of the circuit, which means as the voltage increases the
resistance also increases.
Resistance ()
250
200
150
100
50
0
0
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.05
Current (A)
The graph shows the relationship between the current flowing through each resistor. It shows that
the Current is inversely proportional to the resistance, which means that when the current increases,
then the resistance will be decreasing.
CONCLUSIONS
We are able to determine the total current flowing through a series circuit and parallel circuit, which
are 0.009 Amperes and 0.091 Amperes respectively. The total current flowing in a series circuit is
equal to the current flowing in each resistor in the circuit, while the total current flowing in parallel
circuit is the summation of the current flowing in each resistor which is 0.094 Amperes in the first
resistor, 0.029 Amperes I the second resistor and 0.018 Amperes in the third resistor. Given that
we are able to compute the total current for parallel circuit which is equal to 0.091 Amperes.
The relationship between the voltage and the resistance in a series circuit is that the voltage is
directly proportional to the resistance of the circuit, which means as the voltage increases the
resistance also increases. Also, the relationship between the current and resistance in a parallel
circuit is that the current is inversely proportional to the resistance, which means that when the
current increases, then the resistance will be decreasing.
All in all, we are able to do the experiment successfully. The percentage difference of 11.32%
and 6.32% falls within the accepted value. The difference in the results is caused by the
discharging of the battery. So as to the next performers of the experiment, we recommend to do
the measurements as quickly as possible to get a low percentage differences in results.
REFERENCES
PHOTOS
Figure 3: Equipment used in the experiment such as meter stick, iron stand, ruler, mass
and hanger set etc.