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Experiment No. 2

APPLICATION OF OHM’S LAW

1. Objective(s):

The activity aims to verify the relationship of voltage, current, and resistance in a simple electric circuit.

2. Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs):

The students shall be able to:

2.1 Apply Ohm’s law to determine voltage, current, and resistance in DC circuit.
2.2 To measure the current at constant voltage and constant resistance.
2.3 To describe the linear relationship between current and voltage.

3. Discussion:

For a simple DC circuit, German physicist George Simon Ohm had observed another relationship related
to the resistance of an object. He noted that for a fixed load in a circuit at a constant temperature, when
the voltage is increased the current across the load also increased. Consequently, as the voltage is
lowered across the load, current reading is also lowered.

Therefore, he arrived at the conclusion that current is directly proportional to voltage. And when
the ratio between voltage and current was computed, it has been found out that it is approximately equal
to the resistance of the load. Thus Ohm’s Law states that: “The ratio between voltage and current is
always constant and is equal to the resistance of the load. (At a constant temperature!)”

V
R=
I

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Figure 4.1. Simple DC Circuit

Other Formulas

V =IR

V
I=
R

4. Resources:

Feedback AC and DC Basics 12-301

5. Procedure:

A. Constant Voltage, Variable Resistance

1. Construct the circuit shown below.

E R
10 V 1 100Ω
2

2. Measure the current through the 100-ohm resistor.

3. Repeat procedures 1 and 2 by changing the resistors t 1kΩ.

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4. Record all the values in the table found in the data and results.

5. Plot a graph of current against the resistance.

B. Variable Voltage, Constant Resistance

1. Construct the circuit shown below.

E R
2V 1 100Ω
2

2. Measure the current through the 100-ohm resistor.

3. Repeat procedures 1 and 2 changing the voltage source to 4, 8, and 10 V.

4. Record all the values in the table found in the data and results.

5. Plot a graph of current against the voltage.

6. Data and Results:

A. Constant Voltage, Variable Resistance

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Voltage (V) Resistance () Current (mA)

10 100

10 330

10 680

10 1,000

Current (mA)

Resistance (Ω)

B. Variable Voltage, Constant Resistance

Voltage (V) Resistance () Current (mA)

2 100

4 100

6 100

8 100

10 100

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Voltage (V)

Current (mA)

7. Conclusion:

8. Assessment:

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BEGINNER ACCEPTABLE PROFICIENT

CRITERIA SCORE
1 2 3
I. Laboratory Skills
Members do not Members occasionally Members always
Manipulative
demonstrate needed demonstrate needed demonstrate needed
Skills
skills. skills skills.
Members are unable Members are able to Members are able to
Experimental
to set-up the set-up the materials set-up the material with
Set-up
materials. with supervision. minimum supervision.
Members do not Members occasionally Members always
Process Skills demonstrate targeted demonstrate targeted demonstrate targeted
process skills. process skills. process skills.
Members do not Members follow safety
Safety Members follow safety
follow safety precautions most of
Precautions precautions at all times.
precautions. the time.
II. Work Habits
Time
Members do not finish Members finish on Members finish ahead of
Management /
on time with time with incomplete time with complete data
Conduct of
incomplete data. data. and time to revise data.
Experiment
Members have
Members do not know
defined Members are on tasks
their tasks and have
responsibilities most and have defined
no defined
Cooperative and of the time. Group responsibilities at all
responsibilities.
Teamwork conflicts are times. Group conflicts
Group conflicts have
cooperatively are cooperatively
to be settled by the
managed most of the managed at all times.
teacher.
time.
Clean and orderly
Clean and orderly
Messy workplace workplace with
Neatness and workplace at all times
during and after the occasional mess
Orderliness during and after the
experiment. during and after the
experiment.
experiment.
Members require
Ability to do Members require Members do not need to
occasional
independent supervision by the be supervised by the
supervision by the
work teacher. teacher.
teacher.
Other Comments/Observations: Total Score
(Total Score)
Rating= ×100
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9. Reference(s):
“Understanding DC Circuits”, Dale R. Patrick/”Electric Circuit Fundamentals”, Thomas L. Floyd