Name: Taniya Spencer

Class: Form 5
Teacher: Sir Gobin
Subject: Physics
Lab Number:
Title: Electricity
Date: February 7th, 2024

Aim: To verify the voltage of a series circuit.

Apparatus/Materials:

● Cells (12 volts)

● Cell holder
● Bulb
● Lamp holder
● Voltmeter
● Resistor
Method:

1. A simple series circuit was constructed.

2. As the switch was closed, a voltmeter was placed in parallel with bulb 1.
3. The voltage was read and recorded.
4. Steps 2 and 3 were repeated with bulb 2 and the resistor.
Results:
TABLE SHOWING THE FORMAT FOR RECORDING RESULTS FOR THE ELECTRICITY
LAB

Voltage of power supply Voltage across bulb 1 4V Sum of the

voltages
12 V Voltage across bulb 2 4V
12 V
Voltage across resistor 4V

Voltage across battery terminals 4V

Data Analysis:
1. Ohm’s Law:
V=IR
Where:
V-voltage
I-current
R -Resistance

I=V/R
I=12v/30Ω
I=0.4A

V at bulb 1= 0.4A×10 Ω
= 4v
V at bulb 2= 0.4×10 Ω
= 4v
V at resistor=0.4×10 Ω
= 4v
Sum of voltages= 4v+4v+4v
=12v

2.
Calculated voltage=12v
Input voltage=12v

These numbers do not differ numerically. This is because, although though the voltage of a
series circuit is modifiable, the voltage of the source will always be the total of the voltages at
all of the resistors. There is no way for the total voltage to exceed the output voltage because
the output voltage is the potential difference. Ohm's law and the use of I as a constant allow
the computed voltages to match the values obtained by the voltmeter.

3. A graph was drawn to show the characteristic structure of a filament lamp.

4.Because a circuit's resistance is an essential element. The present values will change in
response to changes in the resistance. Therefore, if a resistor in the circuit had extra
resistance, the voltage at each resistor would move, and if calculations are made using the
incorrect variables, the total voltage would be less than the input voltage. To obtain the
proper values, it will be necessary to observe the voltage at this extra-resistance point.

Precaution:

Tools were handled cautiously and the circuit was closed appropriately to guarantee safety.

Source of Error:

It's possible that an incorrect figure was read when the voltmeter was being checked.

Limitation:

There was no way to be sure that the resistance was exactly 30ohms.

Conclusion:

The voltages at each component and the total voltage were found to match the voltmeter's
reading when calculations were made.