Jairo Jerard Fortaleza

STEM 4

Practice Exercise 1.9

Ohm’s law states that V=IR where V is the voltage in volts (V), I is the current in amperes (A), and
R is the resistance in ohms (Ω). In an experiment to verify Ohm’s law, the resistance of a circuit is
increased from 1.0 Ω to 10.0 Ω and the corresponding current is recorded at a constant voltage of 20.0
V. The table below shows the results of the experiment.

R (Ω) 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0
I (A) 9.8 5.2 3.0 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.0

a. Identify the dependent and independent variables.

*The resistance (R) in ohms (Ω) is the independent variable, while the current (I) in amperes (A)
is the dependent variable.

b. Make a graph with the dependent variable on the y-axis and the independent variable on the x-axis.

12
10
8
Current (A)

6
4
2
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Resistance (Ω)

c. Did you get a linear graph? If not, linearize your graph.

*No, the graph is not linear. We must raise the x-values which is the resistance to -1 to make it
linear.
R (Ω) 1.0 0.5 0.33 0.25 0.2 0.1667 0.1429 0.125 0.11 0.1
I (A) 9.8 5.2 3.0 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.0

12
10
8
Current (A)

6
4
2
0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2
Resistance (Ω)
d. For your graph, draw the best fit line. Determine the slope of the line. What does the sloperepresent?

12

10 y = 9.8176x + 0.0145

8
Current (A)

0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2
Resistance (Ω)

* The equation of the best fit line is y = 9.8176x + 0.0145, and the slope of the line is 9.8176,
represents the direct proportion relationship between the current in amperes (A) and resistance in
ohms (Ω), and that is when the resistance in ohms rises, the current in amperes also increases.

e. Can you get the voltage out of your graph? If yes, how? Compute the percent error of your voltage.
Use 20.0 V as the accepted value.

Accepted value for voltage: 20.0 V

R = 1; I = 9.8
V= 1 x 9.8 = 9.8
|9.8−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 20
𝑥 100% = 51%

R =2 ; I = 5.2
V= 2 x 5.2 = 10.4
|10.4−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 20
𝑥 100% = 48%

R =3 ; I = 3
V= 3 x 3 = 9
|9−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 𝑥 100% = 55%
20

R =4; I = 2.3
V= 4 x 2.3 = 9.2
|9.2−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 20
𝑥 100% = 54%
R =5; I = 2
V= 5 x 2 = 10
|10−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 𝑥 100% = 50%
20
R =6 ; I = 1.7
V= 6 x 1.7 = 10.2
|10.2−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 20
𝑥 100% = 49%
R =7 ; I = 1.5
V= 7 x 15 = 10.5
|10.5−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 𝑥 100% = 47.5%
20
R =8 ; I = 1.3
V= 8 x 1.3 = 10.4
|10.4−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 20
𝑥 100% = 48%
R =9 ; I = 1.1
V= 9 x 1.1 = 9.9
|9.9−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 20
𝑥 100% = 50.5%
R =10; I = 1
V=10 x 1 = 10
|10−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 20
𝑥 100% = 50%

Accepted value for voltage: 10.0 V

V=9.8
|9.8−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 20
𝑥 100% = 51%

V=10.4
|10.4−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 𝑥 100% = 48%
20

V=9.0
|9.0−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 20
𝑥 100% = 55%

V=9.2
|9.2−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 20
𝑥 100% = 54%

V=10.0
|10.0−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 20
𝑥 100% = 50%

V=10.2
|10.2−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 20
𝑥 100% = 49%

V=10.5
|10.5−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 𝑥 100% = 47.5%
20

V=10.4
|10.4−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 20
𝑥 100% = 48%

V=9.9
|9.9−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 20
𝑥 100% = 50.5%

V=10
|10.0−20|
 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 𝑥 100% = 50%
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