PRACTICE

CALCULATION OF
RESISTANCES
WITH SCRATCH
INDEX

1. INTRODUCTION 3
2.- CALCULATION OF RESISTANCES IN SERIES 3
3.- CALCULATION OF RESISTANCES IN PARALLEL 3
4.- PROGRAMMING WITH SCRATCH 4
4.1.- VERIFICATION OF RESULTS 4
5.- PROGRAM MODIFICATION 5
6.- WEBGRAPHY 5
1. INTRODUCTION
Electrical resistance is the opposition to the passage of electrical current.

Its unit is the ohm (Ω).

When we have several resistors in a series, parallel or mixed circuit, all the resistors are
grouped together and we replace them with a single one. In this way, the circuit is equivalent
to a simple circuit with a single resistor. In this simple circuit we can perform the calculations in
a simple way and then obtain the values ​of voltage and current for each of the resistors.

The circuit formed by the equivalent resistance is calledequivalent circuit and allows us to
obtain the currents that run through the circuit and the voltage drops of its components.

2.- CALCULATION OF RESISTANCES IN SERIES

If we have two or more resistors connected in series, the total equivalent resistance is equal to
the sum of all of them:

We can replace all resistors grouped in series by a single resistor of R value-..

For n resistors:

3.- CALCULATION OF RESISTANCES IN PARALLEL

If we have two or more resistors connected in parallel, the inverse of the equivalent total
resistance is equal to the sum of the inverses of each resistance:
We can replace all resistors grouped in series by a single resistor of R valuet.

4.- PROGRAMMING WITH SCRATCH

First is to put an initial scenario (customize the scenario other than the sample one):

Then write the programming, adapted to scratch online:

4.1.- VERIFICATION OF RESULTS
Set R1 = 2, R2=2, R3=1 and check that Rseries =5 and Rparallel =0.5

Set R1 = 8, R2=8, R3=4 and check that Rseries =20 and Rparallel = 2

Set R1 = 10, R2=6, R3=15 and check that Rseries =31 and Rparallel = 3

Set R1 = 50, R2=25, R3=50 and check that Rseries =125 and Rparallel = 12.5

Set R1 = 100, R2=100, R3=50 and check that Rseries =250 and Rparallel = 25

5.- PROGRAM MODIFICATION

Modify the program so that it changes scenery when the result is output.

To do this, the first thing is to have two scenarios, one that appears at the beginning and
another that appears when the result is entered.

In the programming, before changing the costume, I change to the initial stage and at the end,
before changing the costume, I change to the final stage.

6.- WEBGRAPHY
Textbook Technology, programming and robotics. Technological projects 4th ESO Donostiarra
Publishing House ISBN: 978-84-7063-564-9

https://www.fisicalab.com/apartado/asociacion-de-resistencias#contenidos

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