REPORT LAB 6:

DETERMINING UNKNOWN RESISTANCE AND CAPACITANCE USING

NEON LAMP OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT

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I. Aims/Purposes
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II. Apparatus, Methods, and Procedure
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III. Equations
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IV. Experimental data
Table 1
- Voltmeter V: U m =… … V ; δ v =…
- Accuracy of the chronometer: Δt sys=… … sec
Ub ΔU b Ue ΔU e t0 Δt0 tR Δt R tC Δt C
(V) (V) (V) (V) (sec (sec (sec (sec (sec (sec
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1
2
3
4
5
Avg.
V. Calculation works
Calculating the value of quantities

τ 0=R0 C0 ln
( U n−U e
U n−U b )
t0 t0
τ 0= =
n 50
tR τ
R x =R0 =R 0 R
t0 τ0
tC τC
C x =C 0 =C0
t0 τ0

Calculating the uncertainties

Calculate absolute errors of U n , U b ,U e , t 0 , t R , t C ,

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U n−U e 1 1 −1 1
Δτ 0=( C 0 Δ R0 + R0 Δ C 0 ) ln + R0 C 0 − Δ Un+ ΔU e + ΔUb
U n−U b U n −U e U n −U b U n−U e U n−U b
Δ R x Δ R 0 Δ t x Δ t0
= + +
Rx R0 tx t0
Δ C x Δ C0 Δt x Δ t 0
= + +
Cx C0 tx t0

Conclusion:
U n , U b ,U e , τ 0 ( direct∧indirect ) , C x , R x and their uncertainties