Worksheet No.

Ohm’s Law

I Introduction

The main purpose in this activity is to enhance our knowledge and skills in
measurement rather than finding the relationship between voltage ,current and resistance as what
Ohm’s Law is trying to emphasize.
The activity consists of two set-ups, one using all analog meters and the other
using digital meters. We are going to compute % error using accepted value and the experimental
value obtain in the activity.

II Materials analog meters ( voltmeter and ammeter), digital multi-meter , 100,000 ohm
resistors, bread boards, dry cell, connecting wires.

III Procedure
1. Connect the three 100K ohm resistor series ,voltmeter, ammeter as shown in
figure 1. below. 2. Measure the voltage, current, and total resistance using analog meters in
three trials and enter your data in table I.
3. Measure the voltage, current, and total resistance using digital meters in three
trials and enter your data in table II.
4. Compute the average voltage, average current and total resistance in Table I and
Table II.
5. Compute the percent error using the equation % error= / (Experimental Value-
Accepted Value)/ divided by Accepted Value X 100%
IV Data and Result

Table I ( Using analog meters)

Trial Voltage ( volts) Current (amperes) Resistance ( ohms )

1 100K
2 100K
3 100K
100K
Average:

Table II ( Using Digital meters )

Trial Voltage ( volts ) Current (amperes) Total Resistance ( ohms )

1
2
3

Average:

V Guide Questions

1. How much is your average voltage in Table I?

2. How much is your average current in Table I?
3. How much is you average resistance in Table I?
4. How much is your average voltage in Table II?
5. How much is your average current in Table II?
6. How much is you average resistance in Table II?
7. Compute your % error in voltage, current, resistance using the equation given in
procedure No.5. for Table I and Table II. Let the accepted value equal to your computed value.

VI Conclusion

1. In which % error in voltage, current and resistance gives you the less value? In Table or
in Table II. Note : The less value in you % error meaning the more reliable is your
measurement.
2. Which do you think is more accurate to use? Analog meters or Digital meters.