Laboratory Work No.

2
Series Circuits and Parallel Circuits

Run 1

Data
Table 2.1
Voltage-Current Relations in a Series Circuit

VT AT PT V1 V2 V3 P1 P2 P3
Trial (volts) (mA) (mW) (volts) (volts) (volts) (mW) (mW) (mW)
1 3 4mA 12mW 0.8 V 1.2 V 1V 3.2 mW 4.8 mW 4 mW

2 6 8 mA 48mW 1.6 V 2.4V 2V 12.8mW 19.2mW 16mW

3 10 13.33 mA 133.17 2.66V 4V 3.33V 35.46mW 53.32mW 44.39mW

mW
4 12 16 mA 3.2 V 4.8 V 4V 51.2 mW 76.8mW 64mW
192mW
Formula

P=I*V

Vtotal = V1 + V2 + V2
VT PT P1 P2 P3
Tria (volts) (mW) (mW) (mW) (mW)
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1 3 V1 + V2 + V2 P = 4 mA* 0.8 V P = 4 mA * V P = 4 mA * V
= 3.2 mW = 4.8 mW = 4 mW
2 6 V1 + V2 + V2 P = 8 mA * 1.6 V P = 8 mA * V P = 8 mA * V
= 12.8mW = 19.2mW = 16mW
3 10 V1 + V2 + V2 P = 13.33 mA * 2.66V P = 13.33 mA * V P = 13.33 mA * V
= 35.46mW = 53.32mW =44.39mW
4 12 V1 + V2 + V2 P = 16 mA * 3.2 V P = 16 mA * V P = 16 mA * V
= 51.2 mW = 76.8mW = 64mW
Run 2

Table 2.2
Voltage-Current Relations in a Parallel Circuit

Total Voltage, VT : 10 Volts

Resistor Total Current Branch Currents (mA)
Trial Connection AT (mA) A4 A5 A6
1 R4 20 mA 20 mA 0 mA 0 mA
2 R4 //R5 30 mA 20 mA 10mA 0mA
3 R4 //R5 //R6 35 mA 20 mA 10mA 5mA