Title

Voltage Current Resistance Lab

Purpose

To determine the mathematical relationship (i.e., equation) relating the voltage, current and
resistance in a simple circuit.

Materials

Voltmeter, Ammeter, Wire, Resistor, Battery

Procedure

Data section/ analysis

Voltage R= 9Ω R= 18Ω R= 27Ω R= 36Ω R= 45Ω

Supply, V V drop Current, V drop, Current, V drop, Current V drop, Current, V drop, Current,
V A V A V ,A V A V A
9 9 1 9 0.5 9 0.33 9 0.25 9 0.2
18 18 2 18 1 18 0.67 18 0.5 18 0.4
27 27 3 27 1.5 27 1 27 0.75 27 0.6
36 36 4 36 2 36 1.33 36 1 36 0.8
45 45 5 45 2.5 45 1.67 45 1.25 45 1
54 54 6 54 3 54 2 54 1.5 54 1.2
63 63 7 63 3.5 63 2.33 63 1.75 63 1.4
72 72 8 72 4 72 2.67 72 2 72 1.6
81 81 9 81 4.5 81 3 81 2.25 81 1.8
90 90 10 90 5 90 3.33 90 2.5 90 2

Voltage R= 54Ω R= 63Ω R= 72Ω R= 81Ω R= 90Ω

Supply, V V drop Current, V drop, Current, V drop, Current, V drop, Current, V drop, Current,
V A V A V A V A V A
9 9 0.17 9 0.14 9 0.12 9 0.13 9 0.1
18 18 0.33 18 0.29 18 0.25 18 0.22 18 0.2
27 27 0.5 27 0.43 27 0.37 27 0.33 27 0.3
36 36 0.67 36 0.57 36 0.5 36 0.44 36 0.4
45 45 0.83 45 0.71 45 0.62 45 0.56 45 0.5
54 54 1 54 0.86 54 0.75 54 0.67 54 0.6
63 63 1.17 63 1 63 0.87 63 0.78 63 0.7
72 72 1.33 72 1.14 72 1 72 0.89 72 0.8
81 81 1.5 81 1.29 81 1.12 81 1 81 0.9
90 90 1.67 90 1.43 90 1.25 90 1.11 90 1
v supply v drop current
9 9 1 R= 9
18 18 2 100
27 27 3 80

Volatge drop, V
36 36 4
60
45 45 5
54 54 6 40

63 63 7 20
72 72 8 0
81 81 9 0 2 4 6 8 10 12

90 90 10 Current, A

v supply v drop current

9 9 0.5
R= 18
18 18 1 100

27 27 1.5 80
Voltage drop, V

36 36 2 60
45 45 2.5 40
54 54 3
20
63 63 3.5
0
72 72 4 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
81 81 4.5 Current, A
90 90 5

v
supply v drop current R= 27
100
9 9 0.33 90
18 18 0.67 80
Voltage drop, V

70
27 27 1 60
36 36 1.33 50
45 45 1.67 40
30
54 54 2 20
63 63 2.33 10
0
72 72 2.67 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
81 81 3 Current, A
90 90 3.33
v supply v drop current
9 9 0.25 R= 36
18 18 0.5 100
27 27 0.75 80

Volatge drop, V
36 36 1
60
45 45 1.25
54 54 1.5 40

63 63 1.75 20
72 72 2 0
81 81 2.25 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3

90 90 2.5 Current, A

v supply v drop current

9 9 0.2 R= 45
18 18 0.4 100
27 27 0.6 80
Volatge drop, V

36 36 0.8 60
45 45 1
40
54 54 1.2
63 63 1.4 20

72 72 1.6 0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
81 81 1.8
Current, A
90 90 2

v supply v drop current

9 9 0.17 R= 54
18 18 0.33 100
27 27 0.5 80
Volatge drop, V

36 36 0.67
60
45 45 0.83
54 54 1 40
63 63 1.17 20
72 72 1.33
0
81 81 1.5 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8
90 90 1.67 Current, A
v supply v drop current
9 9 0.14 R= 63
18 18 0.29 100
27 27 0.43 80

Voltage drop, V
36 36 0.57 60
45 45 0.71 40
54 54 0.86 20
63 63 1 0
72 72 1.14 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6
81 81 1.29 Current, A
90 90 1.43

v supply v drop current

9 9 0.12
R= 72
18 18 0.25 100

27 27 0.37 80
Voltage drop, V

36 36 0.5 60

45 45 0.62 40
54 54 0.75 20
63 63 0.87 0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4
72 72 1
Current, A
81 81 1.12
90 90 1.25

v supply v drop current

9 9 0.13 R= 81
18 18 0.22 100
27 27 0.33 80
Voltage drop, V

36 36 0.44 60
45 45 0.56 40
54 54 0.67 20
63 63 0.78 0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2
72 72 0.89
81 81 1 Current, A
90 90 1.11
v supply v drop current
9 9 0.1
R= 90
18 18 0.2 100

27 27 0.3 80

Voltage drop, V
36 36 0.4 60

45 45 0.5 40
54 54 0.6 20
63 63 0.7 0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2
72 72 0.8
Current, A
81 81 0.9
90 90 1

Conclusion

The relationship between Voltage, Current and Resistance forms the basis of Ohm’s law. In a simple

circuit of fixed resistance, as the voltage increases, the current also increases while when the voltage
decrease, the current also decreases. In a circuit where the voltage is fixed, the current would decrease
if the resistance increased and vice versa.
The current flow around a circuit is directly proportional to voltage but inversely proportional to
resistance.