Names of Students: John Cordovez Date Performed: 4/12/2021

Daniel Alinsonorin
Physics Laboratory Subject: PHYS 3101L Class Schedule: M 1:30PM-4:30 PM

Experiment: Electric Circuits

Table 1. Voltage, Current, and Power 1

Voltage Source Vo = _90 V_

Case 1 Case 2 Case 3
Switch 1 On On On
Switch 2 On Off On
Switch 3 Off On On
Curren
Voltage Power Voltage Current Power Voltage Current
t Power of
across of across through of across through
Bulb through bulb
bulb bulb bulb bulb bulb bulb bulb
bulb (W)
(V) (W) (V) (A) (W) (V) (A)
(A)
Bulb 1 30 5 150 0 0 0 18 3 54

Bulb 2 30 5 150 0 0 0 18 3 54

Bulb 3 0 0 0 45 7.5 337.5 36 6 216

Bulb 4 30 5 150 45 7.5 337.5 54 9 486

Questions:
1. How are the lighted bulbs connected together?

Case 1: series
Case 2: series
Case 3: series-parallel combination

2. State the mathematical relationship between the voltage source and the individual voltage
of the lighted bulbs. Use symbols Vo, V1, V2 , V3 and V4.
Case 1: 𝑉! = V1 + V2 + V4
Case 2: 𝑉! = V3 + V4
Case 3: 𝑉! = [V3 = (V1 + V2)] + V4
3. State the mathematical relationship among the currents I1, I2, and I3.
Case 1: I1 = I2 = I3
Case 2: I1 = I3
Case 3: I1 = (I2 + I3)
4. Rank the brightness of the identical light bulbs in the circuit, from dimmest (rank 1) to the
brightest (?). Mark 0 the bulb/s that is/are not lighted.

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 Case 1: 2 Bulb 1 Case 2: 0 Bulb 1 Case 3: 1Bulb 1
2 Bulb 2 0 Bulb 2 1Bulb 2
0 Bulb 3 3 Bulb 3 2Bulb 3
2 Bulb 4 3 Bulb 4 4 Bulb 4

Table 2. Voltage, Current, and Power 2

Voltage Source Vo = _180 V_

Case 1 Case 2 Case 3
Switch 1 On On On
Switch 2 On Off On
Switch 3 Off On On
Curren
Voltage Power Voltage Current Power Voltage Current
t Power of
across of across through of across through
Bulb through bulb
bulb bulb bulb bulb bulb bulb bulb
bulb (W)
(V) (W) (V) (A) (W) (V) (A)
(A)
Bulb 1 60 10 600 0 0 0 36 6 216

Bulb 2 60 10 600 0 0 0 36 6 216

Bulb 3 0 0 0 90 15 1350 72 12 864

Bulb 4 60 0 0 90 15 1350 108 18 1944

5. Compare the brightness of the lighted bulbs in the same case with different amount of
voltage source.
Case 1 (Vo = 90 V vs. Vo = 180 V):

Bulb 90 V 180 V
Bulb 1 Dim Bright
Bulb 2 Dim Bright
Bulb 3 Unlit Unlit
Bulb 4 Dim Bright

Case 2 (Vo = 90 V vs. Vo = 180 V):

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 Bulb 90 V 180 V
Bulb 1 Unlit Unlit
Bulb 2 Unlit Unlit
Bulb 3 Dim Bright
Bulb 4 Dim Bright

Case 3 (Vo = 90 V vs. Vo = 180 V):

Bulb 90 V 180 V
Bulb 1 Unlit Dim
Bulb 2 Unlit Dim
Bulb 3 Dim Bright
Bulb 4 Dim Very Bright

6. A household wiring consists of a voltage source connected across many loads (resistances).
Draw a circuit diagram showing the voltage source and three loads (light bulb, a washing
machine, and a TV set). Explain your circuit choice.

This is a parallel circuit with a fuse. Since every device is in constant contact with the main
circuit, if there’s a single problem in one pathway the other devices’ source of electricity
remains unaffected. There’s also a fuse in case there’s a device that causes too much electric
current flow within the circuit.

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7. Rank the brightness of the identical light bulbs in the circuit below, from dimmest (1) to the
brightest (?).

6 Bulb A
5Bulb B
4Bulb C
3Bulb D
1Bulb E
3Bulb F

8. Describe what you noticed about the brightness of the bulbs when connected
a) in series
Since the voltage is equally distributed, the brightness is relatively lower than bulbs in a
parallel circuit.

b) in parallel
Since the voltage for each bulb is the same as the voltage in the circuit, the light
bulbs have higher brightness than bulbs in a series circuit.

9. Explain why some bulbs are brighter than others even if the bulbs are identical.

It’s because of the amount of voltage, level of

current, and resistance along the circuit which the
light bulb receives its source of electricity. The higher
the current running through the light bulb, there
brighter it is.

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