Shirley Zhu

Mr. Wong
11th - IB Physics HL
26 April 2016
Internal Resistor of the battery
1. Raw Data Table
Know: V = I(R+r)
Unknown: Internal resistor of the battery r
Variable: The slide rheostats R in ohm
Raw Data Table

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

Current I /A = 0.0001A
Potential V /V = 0.001V
Trial 1
Trial 2
Tiral 3
Trial 1
Trial 2
Trial 3
0.0288
0.0288
0.02891
1.62
1.62
1.62
0.0293
0.0292
0.029
1.618
1.617
1.617
0.0321
0.0322
0.032
1.618
1.617
1.617
0.0358
0.0358
0.0356
1.617
1.617
1.617
0.0408
0.0414
0.0407
1.616
1.616
1.616
0.0477
0.048
0.0478
1.616
1.614
1.614
0.0558
0.0558
0.0556
1.614
1.616
1.616
0.0686
0.0713
0.0711
1.613
1.614
1.614
0.0897
0.0916
0.0915
1.608
1.61
1.61
0.1304
0.1248
0.1297
1.6
1.606
1.606
0.2049
0.2388
0.02365
1.59
1.588
1.588

Raw Data Table

1.63
1.62

f(x) = - 0.2x + 1.63

1.61
Potential Different/V

1.6
1.59
1.58
1.57
0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08

0.1

0.12 0.14 0.16 0.18

Current I/A

Unloaded EMF = 1.625V

Average I =

0.0001 A
=0.00003 A
3

0.001 V
=0.0003 V
3
Current
Potential
I /A
V /V
= 0.
= 0.
00003A
0003V
0.0288
1.620
0.0292
1.617
0.0321
1.617
0.0357
1.617
0.0410
1.616
0.0478
1.615
0.0557
1.615
0.0703
1.614
0.0909
1.609
0.1283
1.604
0.1558
1.589

Average V =

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10
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2. Processed Data Analysis

I ( R+r )=IR + Ir=V Loaded + Ir , r =

Rearrange the equation:
So I is x-axis, and

V Loaded Ir

V Loaded
I

V Loaded is new y-axis, r=

Sample Calculation
1.625V-1.620V=0.005V
r = 0.005V/0.0288 = 0.174ohm

V Loaded
I

5 105

Processed Data Table

0.04
0.04
0.03

f(x) = 0.2x - 0

0.03
Potential Difference V

0.02
0.02
0.01
0.01
0
0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.18
Current I/A

According to the graph, the internal resistor is 0.1985 ohm