qCN: B16 Name:Jyliane Andrei G. Palacpac Grade & Section:St.

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Module 7: Electric Circuit

ANSWER SHEET

Virtual Laboratory: Ohm’s Law and Series and Parallel Circuits

I. Objectives
To be able to analyze and verify the relationship of current to resistance and voltage as stated in the
Ohm’s Law using the “Circuit Construction Kit: DC” simulation.
To be able to solve problems involving voltage, resistance, and current in series and parallel connection
which includes constructing series and parallel circuits given some conditions.
II. Materials
Laptop/Desktop, “Circuit Construction Kit: DC” simulation, Calculator
III. Procedure
1) Open the “Circuit Construction Kit: DC” simulation. Preferably, use a laptop or desktop computer for this
simulation activity.
2) Click on the “Lab” icon
3) Set the simulation by clicking on Show Current, Labels, and Values in the box at the upper right corner of
the screen. For the Show Current setting, you may click either Conventional or
Electrons.
4) Complete the data tables found in the data and results using the simulation.
For your convenience, use only one battery as voltage source, one resistor and
one ammeter in a closed circuit. Refer to the picture on the right.
5) Change the values of voltage and resistance by clicking on the battery and
resistor icons respectively and sliding the slider in the bottom part of the screen.
Make sure to set the simulation using the given values in the tables. First row of each table is done for
you.
IV. Data and Results
Table 1: Voltage vs Current

Circuit Resistance ( R ) Voltage (V ) Current ( I )

1st 10.0 Ω 5.0 V 0.50 A
2nd 10.0 Ω 10.0 V 1. 00 A
3rd 10.0 Ω 15.0 V 1. 50 A
4th 10.0 Ω 20.0 V 2. 00 A
5th 10.0 Ω 25.0 V 2. 50 A
6th 10.0 Ω 30.0 V 3. 00 A

Table 2: Resistance vs Current

Circuit Voltage (V ) Resistance ( R ) Current ( I )

1st 30.0 V 5.0 Ω 6.00 A
2nd 30.0 V 10.0 Ω 3. 00 A
3 rd
30.0 V 15.0 Ω 2.00 A
4 th
30.0 V 20.0 Ω 1. 50 A
5th 30.0 V 25.0 Ω 1. 20 A
6th 30.0 V 30.0 Ω 1. 00 A

V. Data Analysis
Analyze the data and results in Part IV then answer the following questions.
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1) What happens to the current as the voltage increases? What is the relationship of current and voltage? As the
voltage increases the current is also increases because the relationship between them is directly proportional
which means that as the voltage increases the current also increases but the resistance of the circuit does not
change
2)What happens to the current when a 10-V battery is used to power a 10- Ω resistor? Why will this happen? The
current will either decrease or increase because the current is directly proportional to voltage and resistor.Which
means that if the voltage increases the current flow also increases and the resistor is still the same .On the other
hand, if the resistor increases the current flow will decrease but the voltage will still the same.
3)What happens to the current as resistance increases? What is the relationship of current and resistance?
Similarly, increasing the resistance of the circuit will lower the current flow and the voltage will not change
4)If the resistors considered in table 2 are light bulbs, which of the bulbs would most likely to burn out in shorter
period of time? Why do you say so? The 1st one because the higher the current flow the higher the tendency it will
burn out. As I used the given construction kit I noticed that if the current flow increases the bulb will become
brighter which means it will possibly burn out in a short period of time.
VI. Application
The following problems aim to assess your critical thinking as you apply the concepts and procedures you just
learned about Ohm’s Law along with Series and Parallel Circuits. Before answering this part, make sure that you
have read, watched or studied all the PowerPoint Presentations and video tutorials in modules 6 and 7.

1) Using the “Circuit Construction Kit: DC” simulation and the available circuit components in the rectangle
above, construct a series circuit with the following components. (Note: Assume that wires have zero resistance.)
 2 light bulbs and 2 resistors with a total resistance of 50 Ω
 1 battery
 1 ammeter measuring the total current in the circuit which is 1 A
 1 switch

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 1 voltmeter reading 10.00 V which is the voltage drop across one of the bulbs
Paste/attach a CLEAR PICTURE of the circuit on the space provided below and complete the following table
summarizing the voltages, currents and resistances observed in the series circuit.

Table 1: Resistance, Voltage, and Current in a Series Circuit

Resistance (R) Voltage (V) Current (I)
Light Bulb 1 10Ω 10 V 1A
(with lower resistance than that of bulb 2)
Light Bulb 2 20 Ω 20 V 1A
(with higher resistance than that of bulb 1)
Resistor 1 5Ω 5V 1A
(with lower resistance than that of resistor 2)
Resistor 2 15 Ω 15 V 1A
(with higher resistance than that of resistor 1)
50 Ω 50 V 1A
(total resistance in the circuit) (total voltage in the circuit) (total current in the circuit)

2) Using the “Circuit Construction Kit: DC” simulation and the available circuit components in the rectangle
above, construct a parallel circuit with the following components. (Note: Assume that wires have zero
resistance.)
19
 3 light bulbs with a total resistance of 9 Ω or 9.66 Ω .
29
 1 battery
3
 1 ammeter measuring the total current in the circuit which is 3 A or 3.11 A
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 2 switches: 1 switch for one of the bulbs and another switch for the other bulbs
 1 voltmeter connected across one of the bulbs
Paste/attach a CLEAR PICTURE of the circuit on the space provided below and complete the table 2
summarizing the voltages, currents and resistance involve in the circuit.

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Table 2: Resistance, Voltage, and Current in a Parallel Circuit

Resistance (R) Voltage (V) Current (I)
Light Bulb 1
(with lowest resistance among the three bulbs in the 20 Ω 30 V 1.50 A
circuit)
Light Bulb 2 35 Ω 30 V 0.86 A
(with higher resistance than that of bulb 1)
Light Bulb 3
(with highest resistance among the three bulbs in the 40 Ω 30 V 0.75 A
circuit)
9.66 Ω 30 V 3.11 A
(total resistance in the circuit) (total voltage in the circuit) (total current in the circuit)

Value of the Day!

Electrical circuit is direction for transmitting electric current. An electric circuit involves a system that
gives energy to the charged particles constituting the current, such as a battery or a generator.So, upon
using electrical circuit we are able to make an schematic diagram which uses by engineers specially
electrical engineers which is a representation of the elements of a system using the abstract and graphic
symbols rather than using realistic pictures.
What did you like?I like the videos presented What did you dislike?I not actually dislike but I
because I understand well the lesson. just don’t understand some topic specially in using
the formula given because it was kind of tricky.

What was easy?It was easy for me to identify the What was difficult?It was difficult for me to
given. identify the formula we need in solving.

APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE

LEARNED!
Solve the given problems on a separate sheet of paper. Take a picture of your solutions and answers then
paste them on the appropriate number in this part of the answer sheet.

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