ACTIVITY A (2)

Aim : To draw the diagram of a given open circuit comprising of at

least a battery, a resistor, a rheostat, a key, an ammeter and a voltmeter.
Mark the components that are not connected in proper order and correct
the circuit and also the circuit diagram.
Apparatus :
A voltmeter, an ammeter, a battery, a rheostat, one-way key, connecting
wires.
Battery

Rheostat

Resistance Coil

Voltmeter

Ammeter

The Given Arrangement Diagram

Procedure :
1. Ensure that the key is out of the circuit.
2. Study the circuit carefully to see whether the components have been
properly connected.
3. The ammeter should be connected in series. In the circuit; the
ammeter is in parallel with the resistance coil. So the ammeter is
wrongly connected.
4. The voltmeter should be connected in parallel. In the circuit, the
voltmeter is in series and is hence wrongly connected.
5. In the use of rheostat as a variable resistance, one base and the other
top terminal has to be used. But in the circuit both the base terminals
have been used. So the rheostat is also wrongly connected.
6. The +ve terminals of the components should be connected to the +ve
terminal of the battery.
7. Remove one of the base connections of the rheostat and connect it to
the top terminal. The correct connections are as shown below.