RESISTOR

By: Mastura bt Mohamad

LEARNING OUTCOME
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. Determine the equivalent resistance for several

resistors connected in series or parallel.

2.

Analyze the circuit with multiple resistors in combination of series and parallel.

RESISTOR
What is resistor?
Resistors are used to control the amount of current. Carbon-composition resistor consists of a small ceramic (clay) tube covered partially by a conducting carbon film. A wire-wound resistor consists of a coil of wire made of Nichrome wound on a ceramic core. Symbol for resistor is: The measurement unit: Ohms ()

SERIES AND PARALLEL RESISTORS

Series resistors:
To find their total equivalent resistance (Req):

Req = R1+ R2+ R3+...

Parallel Resistors:
To find their total equivalent resistance (Req):

1 1 1 1 ... Req R1 R2 R3

Combination of parallel and series

Find their total equivalent resistance (Req)

Solutions :

R1

R2

1 1 1 R23 R2 R3 1 1 1 R23 4 8 1 3 R 23 8 R23 2.67 Req R23 R1 Req 2.67 6 8.67

R3

Find their total equivalent resistance (Req) ?

Answer (769 ohms)

1.

University Physics with Modern Physics, (12th Edition), by HD Young and RA Freedman, Addison-Wesley Publishing, (2008)