Dayea Turner

Lab 8
Voltage (Volts)
1.5 volts
3.0 volts
6 volts
1.5 volts
1.5 volts
3.0 volts
3.0 volts
6 volts
6 volts
9 volts
9 volts
9 volts

Resistance (ohms)
5 ohms
15 ohms
25 ohms
15 ohms
25 ohms
5 ohms
25 ohms
15 ohms
5 ohms
5 ohms
15 ohms
5 ohms

Current (Amperes)
0.3
0.2
0.24
0.1
0.06
0.6
0.12
0.4
0
0
0
0

Power (Watts)
0.06
0.1
0.36
0.2
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.1
1.8
0.1
0.12

1. What happens to the power of an electric circuit if the resistance is

decreased? If the loads in this circuit were light bulbs and one blew out, there is
still current flowing to the others because they are still in a direct path from the
negative to positive terminals of the battery.

2. Explain how you can determine how much power a circuit will generate if
you know the voltage and resistance but not the current. The power is [ P =
VI ] Now because ( V = IR ), that means we can also write power as [ P = I^2R ]

3. Using Ohms law, Explain how the voltage changes in relation to current,
assuming that resistance remains constant. fo given resistance, increasing
voltage will result in a higher current. This is because resistance is proportional to
the voltage over the current (as a formula I=V/R where R is resistance, V is voltage
and I is current.

4. As the electric current in a lightbulb is slowly increased , the filament

glows more and more brightly. Why does this happen?
5.Why did some of the lightbulbs you tried burn out? Because the resistances
increases and the current decreases in such a circuit, resulting in less energy
moved into light. The filament can get too hot and melt, which means the
electrons can't get across the gap.

6. Why is there zero current when a lightbulb burns out? the electrons can't get
across because there isn't anything to carry them in a light bulb - not even