Physics Laboratory Report

Title PHYS 121A – Lab 221

Lab number and Title: LAB 221 LC

Circuits
Name: Alvaro Heredia Gil Group ID:

Date of Experiment: 04 /25/ 2024 Date of Report Submission: 04 /25/ 2024

Course & Section Number: Instructor’s Name: Matias Daniel de

Almeida
Phys121A-032
Partners’ Names: Marwa Ibrahim.

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 OBJECTIVES
The objective of this lab is to examine LC circuit and resonance frequency.

2 EXPERIMENTAL DATA

Inductor Inductance mH Resistance Ohm

Current Loop 21.3 6.4
Solenoid 7.6 1.7

Capacitance Measurement
Name Theoretical value Measured value
A 100 micro ohms 92.5 micro ohms
B 47 micro ohms 43.2 micro ohms

We did 4 combinations of the elements we had and we obtained the w from the
graps:
1. Solenoid + 100 Capacitor = 1220
2. Solenoid + 47 Capacitor = 1810
3. Loop + 100 Capacitor = 712
4. Loop + 47 Capacitor = 1060

3 CALCULATIONS
Error Calculation

Case F from eq 7 F from eq 8

1 2.29% 0.42%
2 3.72% 0.20%
3 0.06% 2.30%
4 1.68% 1.02%

4 ANALYSIS and DISCUSSION

In this experiment, our objective was to determine the resonance frequency in the
RC circuit. The analysis of our data clearly shows an energy loss attributable to
the resistance of the circuit's wires and the inductor, which possesses its own
internal resistance. This resistance plays a crucial role, as it causes the energy
within the circuit to gradually dissipate from one component to another, eventually
diminishing to zero once the circuit is disconnected from the power source.

Considering this phenomenon, it logically follows that the most appropriate

equation for calculating the resonance frequency in our experiment is one that
incorporates resistance. Upon examining the data, we observed significantly lower
error percentages in cases 1, 2, and 4 when using the resistance-inclusive
equation. Although case 3 did not follow this pattern, it is likely attributable to
a measurement error, as its results were inconsistent with those from the other
cases. This suggests the importance of considering resistance to achieve accurate
resonance frequency calculations in RC circuits..