Objective

To be familiar with Ohm's Law, and use it to find a resistance of

resistors.

Theory
Resistance is the capacity of materials to impede the flow of current
or, more specifically , the flow of electric charge. The circuit element
used to model this behavior is the resistor. Figure 1.1 shows the
circuit symbol for the resistor, with R denoting the resistance value
of the resistor.
Ohm's Law express the voltage as a function of the current.
However, expressing the current as a function of the voltage also is
convenient. Thus,
I = V/R, also
V = IR

Equipment

DC source
Resistors
Voltmeter
Ammeter

Procedure
Part A
1. Connect the circuit shown in figure (1.2).
2. Adjust the voltage across R to 12V.
3. Measure the current in the circuit and record the result in
table (1.1)
4. Repeat step 3 with a voltage across R equals to 4,6,8,10 and
12V.
5. Plot V as y axis versus I as x axis, then find the slope of the
line obtained.
Part B
1. Connect the circuit shown in figure (1.2).
2. Adjust the voltage across R to 10V.

3. Put the resistor R = 2.2k and measure the current in the

circuit, then write the result down in table (1.2).
4. Repeat step 3 with R equals to 0.56, 1 and 4.7k.
5. Plot I as y axis versus 1/R as x axis, then find the slope of the
line obtained.

Result
Table (1.1): voltage and current relation with constant resistance
V
2
4
6
8
10
12
I(mA)
0.94
1.86
2.77
3.68
4.61
5.5

Volts vs Ampere
14
12
volts vs ampere

10
8
6
4
2
0
1

Table (1.2): voltage and current relation with constant resistance

R(k)
0.56
1
2.2
4.7
I(mA)
21.48
12.2
5.5
2.58

Current vs 1/R
25
20
current vs 1/R

15
10
5
0
1