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1. The document describes an experiment on measuring DC current and voltage in series and parallel circuits. 2. Students constructed circuits based on diagrams, measured voltage and current values, and plotted graphs to determine total resistances. 3. For the series circuit, total resistance was calculated by adding individual resistances. For the parallel circuit, total resistance was calculated using the formula relating individual resistances.

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No. Name Student ID Group: SFE1023 Electricity and Magnetism

1. The document describes an experiment on measuring DC current and voltage in series and parallel circuits. 2. Students constructed circuits based on diagrams, measured voltage and current values, and plotted graphs to determine total resistances. 3. For the series circuit, total resistance was calculated by adding individual resistances. For the parallel circuit, total resistance was calculated using the formula relating individual resistances.

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SFE1023

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

EXPERIMENT 2

DC CURRENT AND DC VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT

By

No. Name Student ID Lecture


Group
1 MOHAMAD IZZ ISALAH BIN MOHAMAD ISA E20171016048 A
2 NUR SARA BINTI ZAIDI E20171016284 A
3 MOHAMAD SOEF BIN HAZMIE E20171016406 A

Date and Time of Practical Class

10/12/2018, 8.00-11.00 a.m.


OBJECTIVE
1. To set up a circuit based on a given circuit diagram
2. To incorporate the ammeter and voltmeter correctly in a circuit
3. To determine the total resistance of resistors in series and circuit

APPARATUS
1. 6V Battery
2. 300 Ω rheostat, 3 X 100 Ω resistors
3. Switch
4. Ammeter & Voltmeter
5. Breadboard
6. Banana connectors and Crocodile connectors
PROCEDURE
1. The circuit had been set up as shown in figure 1. The three resistors was connected in series.
2. The variation of V with I, where V is the reading of the voltmeter and I is the reading of the ammeter
has been used the circuit to study.
3. The V-I graph was plotted. The total resistance of resistors in series was deduced from the graph.
4. The circuit was connected up as shown in figure 2.
5. The step (2) and (3) was repeated.
6. The total resistance of resistors in parallel in the circuit was determined from the graph.
DATA AND RESULT
Resistance value based digital multimetre (from exp.1)

1st resistor = 63.3Ω

3rd resistor = 50.7Ω

4th resistor = 55.6Ω

SERIES CIRCUIT
RESISTOR POSITION V = 2.0V V = 2.5V V = 3.0V V = 3.5V V = 4.0V
I = 0.01A I = 0.013A I = 0.015A I = 0.017A I = 0.019A
R1 + R3 + R4

PARALLEL CIRCUIT

RESISTOR POSITION V = 0.6V V = 0.8V V = 1.0V V = 1.2V V = 1.4V V = 1.6V


R3 I = 0.015A I = 0.02A I = 0.025A I = 0.03A I = 0.035A I = 0.04A

R1 + R4
SERIES CIRCUIT
0.02 0.02

0.02 0.02

0.02 0.02

0.01 0.01

0.01
CURRENT,I

0.01
0.01

0.01

0.01

0
1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
VOLTAN,V

Voltage (V)
4.5

3.5

2.5

1.5

0.5

0
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02
CALCULATION

For the series circuit:


R = R 1 + R3 + R4
= 63.3Ω + 50.7Ω + 55.6Ω
= 169.6Ω

For parallel circuit


1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3
= 1/63.6Ω + 1/50.7Ω + 1/55.6Ω
= 0.053Ω

DISCUSSION
Circuit series is a circuit in which resistors are arranged in a chain, where the current just only one path
to take. The current is the same through resistor. It can be calculated by using the total resistance of the
circuit is found by simply adding up the resistance value of each resistors: R = R 1 + R2 + R3. A parallel
circuit is a circuit which is the resistors are arranged with their heads connected together and also their
tails connected together. The voltage across each resistor in parallel is the same. The total resistance for
this circuit can be show by: 1/R = 1/R 1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3.The rheostat is a variable resistors which is it can be
changing the resistance that can be control current flowing throwing. From the results, we can discuss
that the graph of R versus I in series and parallel circuit are inversely proportional that it’s can show in

V
the formulas R= where V is constant. When the resistance is increase, so the current is decrease.
I

CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the purpose of this experiment that to set up a circuit based on a given circuit diagram,
incorporate the ammeter and voltmeter correctly in a circuit and determine the total resitance of
resistors in series and parallel was successful by meets requirement and principle.
REFERENCES
Series vs Parallel (London Jenks)[Published on Feb 22,2015]. Retrieved from :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8GgRIIB1Yc
Slide Share. (Cikgu Khairul Anuar, SMK Seri Mahkota Kuantan, Pahang)
https://www.slideshare.net/ryanko1612/bab-2-elektrik

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