UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS FAP0025: PHYSICS II DISCOVERY LEARNING

EXPERIMENT 1: OHMS LAW

LEARNING OUTCOMES: At the end of this experiment, students should be able to: Use Ohms law to determine the magnitudes of current and magnitudes of voltages in a circuit containing network of resistors arranged in parallel and series. Use the measured value of a wires resistance to determine its radius.

THEORY Ohms Law state that current through a circuit is proportional to the applied voltage. This is symbolically written as:
V=IR V= Voltage, R= Resistance, I= Current

A plot I vs V should give a straight line passing through the origin, as shown in Figure 1. 1 The slope of the line is . R
I (A)

V (V)

Figure 1: I-V Characteristic curve for a typical ohmic material

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Resistors are used to provide resistance, R. Resistors can be combined in two ways in simple electrical circuits, in series or in parallel, as shown in figure 2 and figure 3.

When resistor are connected in series the equivalent resistance is given by :

Re q = Ri
i =1

When resistor are connected in parallel the equivalent resistance is given by :

1

n 1 Re q = i =1 Ri

The resistance of a wire can be determined theoretically by using the following equation :
R= L A

R = Resistance ()

L = Length of Wire (m) A = Cross-sectional area (m2)

copper

= 1.72x10 8 m

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Part 1 : Resistors in parallel and series arrangement.

APPARATUS: i) ii) iii) iv) v) Breadboard

AC / DC Electronics Lab Board : Wire Leads Analog Multimeter Resistors Battery 1.5 Volt

PROCEDURE : i. Set up the circuit as shown in figure 4. ii. Check every point (as shown in figure 4) with analog multimeter. You can determine the volume of the resistors by using the multimeter. iii. Record the results in table 1 and table 2.

Figure 4

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DATA RECORDING: Experimental Value:

Resistance () R1 = R2 = R3 = V1 = V2 = V3 = Voltage (v) I1 = I2 = I3 = Current (A)

Table 1.0

Theoretical Value:
Resistance () R1 = R2 = R3 = V1 = V2 = V3 = Voltage (v) I1 = I2 = I3 = Current (A)

Table 2.0

% of Error =

TheoreticalValue ExperimentalValue x100% TheoreticalValue

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PART 2 : To determine the radius of wire used to provide resistance.

APPARATUS: PASCO SW 750 Interface Voltage Sensor Power Amplifier II ( CI-6552A) Coil winding (wdg) Patch Cords

PROCEDURE: i) Setup the circuit as shown in figure below;

Figure 5 ii) Use the PASCO Scientific to capture the data on graph. From the graph, determine the value of R and hence determine the radius of the wire. You will be given the value of resistivity. (given: = 1.72 x10 8 m , L= nd , A= r 2 )

R=

L A

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