Data Tables
Preliminary work
Resistors
|
resistance
|
color bands
|
Batteries in series
|
| lowest resistance A |
ohm |
|
one battery |
V |
| B |
ohm |
|
two batteries |
V |
| C |
ohm |
|
three batteries |
V |
| highest resistance D |
ohm |
|
|
|
Series Circuits
|
resistance determined from color codes |
measured currents and voltages |
calculated value |
|
R1
(ohm ) |
R2
(ohm ) |
I
(mA) |
Vtot
(V) |
V1
(V) |
V2
(V) |
Req
(ohm ) |
| 1 |
|
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| 2 |
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| 3 |
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Parallel Circuits
|
resistance determined from color codes |
measured currents and voltages |
calculated value |
|
R1
(ohm ) |
R2
(ohm ) |
I
(mA) |
Vtot
(V) |
V1
(V) |
V2
(V) |
Req
(ohm ) |
| 1 |
|
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| 2 |
|
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| 3 |
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Currents
|
R1
(ohm ) |
R2
(ohm ) |
I1
(mA) |
I2
(mA) |
| series |
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| parallel |
|
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Light Bulb
|
measured
voltage |
measured
current |
calculated
resistance |
| 1 |
|
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| 2 |
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| 3 |
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