Vinuya, MJM

Ortega, RJV
Activity 6: Sensors
Part A: Thermistor
Temperature
Resistance
(K)
()
303.15
7000
313.5
5000
323.15
4100
333.15
3100

Delta R VS Delta T
0
5
-500
Delta R

-1000
-1500

10

15

20

f(x) = 50x - 2300

R = 0.68

-2000
-2500
Delta T

25

30

35

ln (R) VS 1/T
9
8.8
8.6
8.4
ln (R) 8.2
8
7.8
7.6
0

f(x) = 2670.41x + 0.03

R = 0.99

1/T
Part B: Photoresistor
Off overload
On 1.5k
The existence of the light resulted to a drop in the resistance reading. This is due to
the inverse relationship of the light intensity and the resistance. As the photons of
the light reached the photoresistor, the electrons become excited. Enough energy
will lead to the excitation of electrons that results to them being able to jump from
the valence band to the conduction band. Charge movements result to the
production of current, hence resulting to a decrease in the resistance.