Ng, Danica Allyana D.

Lab Assignment and Guided Questions #2

1. Are KVL and KCL satisfied in Part 3 Tables 1 and 2? Are KVL and KCL satisfied in Part 3
Tables 3 and 4?

Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law states that the summation of voltages around a loop must be
equal to zero. For Table 1, there are two loops to check as illustrated below.

Using Ohm’s Law, V1, V2, and V3 can be computed.

V1 =I1R1= (4mA) (1kΩ) = 4V

V2 =I2R2= (2.73mA) (2.2kΩ) ≈ 6V

V3 =I3R3= (1.28mA) (4.7kΩ) ≈ 6V

At loop 1, -E + V1 + V2 = -10V + 4V + 6V = 0V

At loop 2, -V2 + V3 = -6V + 6V = 0V

For Table 3, there are two loops to check as illustrated below.

 Using Ohm’s Law, V1, V2, and V3 can be computed.

V1 =I1R1= (6.06mA) (3.3kΩ) ≈ 20V

V2 =I2R2= (1.46mA) (2.2kΩ) ≈ 3V

V3 =I3R3= (1.46mA) (4.7kΩ) ≈ 7V

V4 =I4R4= (1.46mA) (6.8kΩ) ≈ 10V

At Loop 1, -E + V1 = -20V + 20V = 0V

At Loop 2, -V1 + V2 +V3+V4 = -20V + 3V + 7V + 10V = 0V

Since all voltages equate to zero, it is safe to say that Table 1 and Table 3 satisfy KVL.

Kirchhoff’s Current Law states that the summation of all currents in a circuit must equal
to zero or the current going in must be equal to the current going out. KCL is satisfied in
Table 2 because the current in R2 and R3 sums up to the current in R1, so I1=I2+I3. The same
goes with Table 4 where the current from the source is the sum of the currents in R1 and R2,
so I1=I2+I3. The values are given below.
2. How would the voltages at A and B in Figure 3 change if a fourth resistor equal to 10 k was
added in parallel with R3? What if this resistor was added in series with R3?
The voltages at A and B are V1=10V V2=5.66V, respectively, when R4 of 10kΩ is placed parallel
to R3. V1 stays the same while V2 decreases from 6V to 5.66V.

The voltages at A and B are V1=10V V2=6.56V, respectively, when R4 of 10kΩ is placed in
series with R3. V1 stays the same while V2 increases from 6V to 6.56V.
3. How would the currents through R1 and R2 in Figure 4 change if a fifth resistor equal to 10 k
was added in series with R1? What if this resistor was added in parallel with R1?

The current flowing through R1 and R2 are I1=1.50mA I2=1.46mA, respectively, when R5 of
10kΩ is placed in series with R1. I1 will decrease from 6.06mA to 1.50mA while I2 will stay the
same.
 The current flowing through R1 and R2 are I1=6.06mA I2=1.46mA, respectively, when R5 of
10kΩ is placed parallel to R1. Both I1 and I2 stays the same.