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LABORATORY EXPERIMENT 6
SERIES AND PARALLEL RESISTANCE
CONNECTIONS

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this experiment, the students are expected to:
 know the effect of connecting resistors in series
 know how to determine the total resistance of series connected resistors
 know the effect of connecting resistors in parallel
 know how to determine the total resistance of parallel connected resistors

MATERIALS:
1 multimeter
1 breadboard
1pc 33Ω resistor, ¼ W
1pc 1.5 kΩ resistor, ¼ W
1pc 10 kΩ resistor, ¼ W
1pc 15 kΩ resistor, ¼ W
1pc 56 k Ω resistor, ¼ W
1pc 120 kΩ resistor, ¼ W
1pc 150 kΩ resistor, ¼ W
1pc 680 kΩ resistor, ¼ W
2pcs 100 Ω resistor, ¼ W
2pcs 150 Ω resistor, ¼ W
2pcs 1 kΩ resistor, ¼ W
3pcs 300 Ω resistor, ¼ W
Connecting wires

PROCEDURES:
NOTE: Please observe safety precautions and proper handling while conducting the laboratory
experiment. This experiment is to be performed under an instructor’s supervision.

1. Construct the circuit of Figure 1 using the breadboard. Use the resistance values indicated in
Table 1. Measure the series equivalent resistance Rac, Rbd, and Rad. Record the results in
Table 1.

2. Compute the corresponding series equivalent resistance and record the results in Table 1.
3. Compute the percentage error of the measured value and the computed value in Table 1.
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Series Equivalent Resistance (Ω)

Resistors (Ω)
Measured value Computed value

R1 R2 R3 Rac Rbd Rad Rac Rbd Rad

1K 15K 120K

100 33 300
56K 150K 680K

4. Construct the circuit of Figure 2 using the breadboard. Use the resistance values indicated in
Table 2. Measure the parallel equivalent resistance and record the results in Table 2.

5. Compute the corresponding parallel equivalent resistance and record the results in Table 2.
6. Compute the percentage error of the measured value and the computed value of Table 2.

Parallel Equivalent Resistance, Rab (Ω)

Resistors (Ω)

Measured value Computed value

R1 R2 R3
1K 1K 1.5K

300 300 300

100 150 10K

7. Construct the circuit of Figure 3 using the breadboard. Use the resistance values indicated in
Table 3. Measure the series-parallel equivalent resistance and record the results in Table 3.
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8. Compute the corresponding series-parallel equivalent resistance and record the results in
Table 3.
9. Compute the percentage error of the measured value and the computed value in Table 3.

Series-Parallel Equivalent Resistance,

Resistors (Ω) Rab (Ω)

Measured value Computed value

R1 R2 R3
1K 1K 150

300 300 300

1K 150K 680

OBSERVATIONS:

CONCLUSION: