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❖ Obstruct
Here we took same resistors and connected them in series. We measured voltage and current across
the circuit and across each resistor. Therefore, we got some data from our multimeters to check the
validity of the law of connecting resistors in series. And as always …. we faced some problems that were
tackled after putting some assumptions.

❖ Introduction
Resistors are electronic equipment that are widely used in electricity and electronic fields. They
function like the tap of the tank; they control the flow of current according to their value and the
way of how they are put to gather. Basically, there are three types of putting resistors together.
Parallel, series, and not parallel nor series type of connection; this type of connection needs some
specific rule which is ∆ to Y transformation. In this experiment, we tried to prove the law of
connection resistors in series which is as follows.

❖ Methodology

➢ Equipment
Resistors with values of (220Ω, 100Ω, 464Ω, 325Ω, 666Ω, 46.4KΩ), wires, a multimeter, a switch
and an adjustable power supply.

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➢ Procedures
1. For the first test:
a. Connect the (3 x 46.4 KΩ) resistors in series as
shown in the figure.
b. connect the switch and set it off.
c. connect the power supply.
d. When doing the next few moves, you should
turn on the switch when everything is ready.
e. Connect the ammeters and the voltameters as
shown in the figure; the ammeters are
connected in series and voltmeters in parallel
with the components.
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2. For the second test:

Here … do exactly as the previous test with
changing the (3 x 46.4 KΩ) resistors into (464Ω,
325 Ω, 666Ω) resistors.

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3. For the second test:

Here … do exactly as the previous test with
changing the (464Ω, 325 Ω, 666Ω) resistors into
(220 Ω, 100 Ω) resistors.

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❖ Results
1) We got the following results for the (3 x 46.4 KΩ) resistors:

R1 R2 R3 RTotal
46.4KΩ 46.4KΩ 46.4KΩ 139KΩ

V1 V2 V3 V Total
2.65 V 2.66 V 2.66 V 8.00 V

I1 = I2 = I3 = I Total 53.41 µA

2) We got the following results for the (464Ω, 325 Ω, 666Ω) resistors:

R1 R2 R3 RTotal
464 Ω 325 Ω 666 Ω 68.9Ω

V1 V2 V3 V Total
2.55 V 1.78 V 3.67 V 8.00 V

I1 = I2 = I3 = I Total 5.14 mA

3) We got the following results for the (220Ω, 100Ω) resistors:

R1 R2 RTotal
220Ω 100Ω 318.8Ω

V1 V2 V Total
5.5 V 2.5 V 8.00 V

I1 = I2 = I Total 24.3 mA

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❖ Discussion and analysis

The experiment indicates that the voltage is divided between the resistors when connected in
series while the current stay constant alone the wire and that is completely the opposite of parallel
connection. We notice that the resistance of the total resistors is more than that of the largest one
and that is because we add up the resistance of every resistor. We do that because the voltage is
divided a cross the resistors and the current is constant. Moreover, the voltage and resistance are
probational.

❖ Conclusion
The experiment acknowledges that the rule of summing series resistors as an algebraic terms
true and works successfully. And again!! There were some small errors when measuring because of the
limit of accuracy of the multimeter.

❖ References
https://opentextbc.ca/universityphysicsv2openstax/chapter/resistors-in-series-and-parallel/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_and_parallel_circuits

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