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Ohm's Law Experiment Report

The report details an experiment conducted to verify Ohm's Law and measure unknown resistance, demonstrating a linear relationship between voltage and current. The experiment also examined equivalent resistance in series and parallel configurations, yielding small percentage errors in calculated values. The findings confirm Ohm's Law and illustrate the effects of resistor connections on total resistance.

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Ohm's Law Experiment Report

The report details an experiment conducted to verify Ohm's Law and measure unknown resistance, demonstrating a linear relationship between voltage and current. The experiment also examined equivalent resistance in series and parallel configurations, yielding small percentage errors in calculated values. The findings confirm Ohm's Law and illustrate the effects of resistor connections on total resistance.

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King Abdulaziz University

Faculty of Science
Department of Physics
Academic Year :2023
Term : 3

“Sample Report”

Course: PHYS 383

Experiment Name

Ohm’s Law

Student’s Name: Fill in your name

Student’s Number: Fill in your computer number

Lab partners’ names: Write the names of the students that were on
your same group during this lab session.

Instructor’s Name: Fill in your lab teacher’s name

1
Theory:

Ohm’s law states the relation between the voltage applied to a certain conductor and the
current that passes through it. It states that:

𝑉 = 𝐼𝑅
Where:

V: is the potential difference across the conductor (measured in volts).


I: is the current through the conductor (measured in amperes).
R: is the constant of proportionality called the resistance of the conductor (measured in ohms
).

In this experiment we wanted to verify Ohm's Law and to measure an unknown resistance.

We also wanted to determine the equivalent resistance of two resistors connected on parallel
and on series. If two resistors R1 and R2 are connected, then the voltage in the circuit is given
by

𝑉 = 𝑅𝑒𝑞 𝐼
Where 𝑅𝑒𝑞 is the equivalent resistance given by:

a) 𝑅𝑒𝑞 = 𝑅1 + 𝑅2 for resistors connected on series, and

1 1 1
b) = 𝑅 + 𝑅 for resistors connected in parallel.
𝑅𝑒𝑞 1 2

Apparatus:

Variable DC power supply with a built-in voltmeter, resistors, connecting wires, ammeter.

Results and Discussion:

• Part (1): Ohm’s law


Data:

V (v) I (mA)

0.2 38

0.4 81

0.6 125

0.8 157

1 199

2
Graph:

Verification of Ohm's Law


250

200

150

I (mA) y = 199x + 0.6


100

50

0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2
V (V)

From graph: Slope = 199 𝑚𝐴/𝑉 = 199 × 10−3 𝐴/𝑉

→ R= 1/slope = 5 

Since the graph is linear then Ohms law was verified, and the unknown resistor was found to
be 5.

• Part (2): Resistors in series and parallel:


R1= 5 , R2 = 3 

Req theoretical
V (V) I (mA) Req =V/I ()
()

In Series 0.5 60 8.33 8

In parallel 0.5 268 1.866 1.875

3
Finding percentage error in Req

8 −8.33
In series: %𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = | | × 100 = 4 %
8

1.875−1.866
In parallel: %𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = | | × 100 = 0.5%
1.875

The percentage errors are small and hence we have verified the laws of equivalent
resistances.

Conclusion:

There is a linear relation between the voltage applied to a conductor and the current passing
through it. This agrees with Ohm’s law. Also, when two resistors are connected in a circuit
then the current will depend on whether the connection is in series or in parallel. Connecting
resistors in series increases the total resistance (the equivalent resistance) of the circuit while
connecting in parallel decreases it.

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