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Pupstb Basic Electronics Experiment #1: Resistor Series and Parallel Circuit

This document describes an experiment to calculate the total resistance of circuits with resistors connected in series, parallel, and series-parallel combinations. When resistors are in series, their resistances add together to find the total resistance. In parallel, the overall resistance decreases and conductances add instead of resistances. The experiment involves constructing series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits using an app, calculating the total resistances, measuring them, and comparing the calculated and measured values.

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Pupstb Basic Electronics Experiment #1: Resistor Series and Parallel Circuit

This document describes an experiment to calculate the total resistance of circuits with resistors connected in series, parallel, and series-parallel combinations. When resistors are in series, their resistances add together to find the total resistance. In parallel, the overall resistance decreases and conductances add instead of resistances. The experiment involves constructing series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits using an app, calculating the total resistances, measuring them, and comparing the calculated and measured values.

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BASIC ELECTRONICS

Experiment #1: Resistor Series and Parallel Circuit

Prelab:

1. See modules about resistors.

2. Study the resistor color code.

3. Install Everycircuit app.

Objective:

To obtain the total resistance of a circuit in a series and parallel combination.

Materials:

Everycircuit mobile app

Discussion:

When you place resistances in series, their ohmic values simply add together to get the total resistance.

Rt = R1 + R2 + R3

When resistances are placed in parallel, they behave differently than they do in series. In general, if you have a
resistor of a certain value and you place other resistors in parallel with it, the overall resistance will decrease.
One way to look at resistances in parallel is to consider them as conductances instead. In parallel, conductances
add, just as resistances add in series. If you change all the ohmic values to Siemens, you can add these figures up
and convert the final answer back to ohms.
The symbol for conductance is G and the unit is in Siemens, related to the resistance R, in ohms, by the formulas:
G = 1/R, and R = 1/G.

Gt = G1 + G2 + G3 + G4 + G5, therefore Rt = 1/Gt

Sets of resistors can be connected together in parallel sets of series networks, or in series sets of parallel
networks. By doing this, the total power handling capacity of the resistance can be greatly increased over that of a
single resistor.

Circuit 1

Circuit 2
Procedure A: Resistor Series Circuit

1. Construct a series connection using the resistor values of 100Ω, 560Ω, 1kΩ, 2.7kΩ, 3.3kΩ, 4.7kΩ, 5.6kΩ, 10kΩ,
39kΩ, and 100kΩ on the app.

2. Compute the total resistance of the circuit.

3. Measure the total resistance by connecting a voltage supply the divide it by the current.

4. Compare the measured value to your computed value. Comment on the result.

Procedure B: Resistor Parallel Circuit

1. Construct a parallel connection using the resistor values of 100Ω, 560Ω, 1kΩ, 2.7kΩ, 3.3kΩ, 4.7kΩ, 5.6kΩ, 10kΩ,
39kΩ, and 100kΩ on the app.

2. Compute the total resistance of the circuit.

3. Measure the total resistance by connecting a voltage supply the divide it by the current.

4. Compare the measured value to your computed value. Comment on the result.

Procedure C: Resistor Series-Parallel Circuit (Refer to Circuit 1 and 2)

1. Analyze the circuits. Compute for the total resistance.

2. Construct the circuits using the resistor values of 100Ω, 560Ω, 1kΩ, 2.7kΩ, 3.3kΩ, 4.7kΩ, 5.6kΩ, 10kΩ, and 39kΩ
on the app.

3. Measure the total resistance by connecting a voltage supply then divide it by the current.

4. Compare the measured value to your computed value. Comment on the result.

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