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Elliot Smith Dan Davies Oscar Reyes

Lab Report 9 Materials Used: 1. Digital Multimeter (x2) 2. 6v Lantern Battery 3. Light Bulb Circuit board 4. Alligator Clips 5. Wires Setup: 1. Set one multimeter to measure voltage, and connect the positive and negative inputs to the corresponding pegs on the battery. 2. Connect the positive and negative ends of the light bulb circuit to the wires connected to the battery. (Be sure that the circuit is not completed until you are ready to take your data, as the battery is not ideal.) 3. Set the other multimeter to measure current (Amps) and connect it intermittently between the negative end of the light bulb circuit and the wire connected to the negative end of the battery so that it is connected in series. (Caution: Do NOT connect the ammeter in parallel to the circuit as it may blow the fuse.) Diagram of Setup:

Procedure: 1. Measure the voltage of the battery. 2. Measure the resistance of one bulb and record the result in table 1. 3. Connect two (2) resistors (bulbs) in series and measure the terminal voltage (voltmeter) and current (ammeter). 4. Add another resistor to the system and measure the terminal voltage and current. 5. Repeat step 4 until all resistors (5) have been included. Record your results in table 1 as well as the equivalent resistance. 6. Connect two (2) resistors in parallel and measure the terminal voltage and current. 7. Add another resistor to the system and measure the terminal voltage and current. 8. Repeat step 7 until all resistors (5) have been included. Record your results in table 2 as well as the equivalent resistance. 9. Using your data from table 1, graph the relationship between the resistance and terminal voltage.

10. Using your data from table 2, graph the relationship between the resistance and current. Data: 1. Voltage of Battery = 6.46 V 2. Table 1 (Series resistors) Number of Resistors 1 2 3 4 5 .49 .31 .26 .23 .21 3. Table 2 (Parallel resistors) Number of Resistors 2 3 4 5 Current ( ) .08 1.31 1.68 2.0 Terminal Voltage (V) 5.36 4.92 1.60 4.24 Eq. Resistance ( ) 2.6 3.9 5.2 6.5 Current ( ) Terminal Voltage (V) 5.95 5.06 5.93 5.95 5.98 Eq. Resistance ( ) 1.3 2.6 3.9 5.2 6.3

For Graph A (Series) see Appendix A For Graph B (Parallel) see Appendix B Discussion: Because of a non-ideal battery, the results of the lab were somewhat contradictory to what was expected. When adding more resistors in series, it is expected that the terminal voltage should decrease by every resistor added, but as seen in the graph, after two resistors were added, the voltage actually climbed quite sharply. This also may have caused an otherwise inexplicable drop in the voltage when 4 resistors were added in parallel. In order to avoid duplicating these results, be sure that the circuit is left incomplete until the data is ready to be recorded.

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