9.

5 Activities
9.5.1 RESULT

KVL and Series Circuit

Voltage Measurement Value

Va 1.79 v

Vb 3.90 v

Vc 4.54 v

Ia 0.19 mA

Ib 0.82 mA

Ic 0.80 mA

KCL and Parallel Circuit

Voltage Measurement Value

Vab 1.17 v

Vbc 3.788 v

Vb 3.06

Vc 3.06

I1 1.37 mA

I2 0.04 mA

I3 1.2 mA
The comparison of the total voltage drop across resistors with the supply voltage shows that
the voltage across each resistor connected in series follows different rules to that of the series
current. Since all the current flowing through the first resistor has no other way to go it must
also pass through the second resistor and the third and so on. Then, resistors in series have a
common current flowing through them as the current that flows through one resistor must
also flow through the others as it can only take one path. The current values between Ia,Ib
and Ic is the value of first current is 1.37 mA and the second current is 0.04 mA. Its show that
the current values drop when the current flow to second part of the component.
Observation

In this experiment, we can observe that by measure the voltage and current, we require to use
measuring tool such as multimeter. We observe the relationship between the sums of the
voltage drops across a series of connected resistors and the applied voltage according the
KVL. We also need carefully put the junction in the circuit board so that the current and
voltage can be measure correctly.

References

[1] James W. Nilsson and Susan A. Riedel, Electric Circuits, 8 ed., Pearson/Prentice Hall,
New Jersey, 2008, pp. 36 – 41