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Physics 2108 Experimental Methods I Lab 1: Resistors in series and parallel 1. Background Reading: Notes Chapter 1 – Laboratory equipment and components Notes Chapter 2 – Voltage, current and resistance 2. Learning Objectives: The objectives of this practical section are to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Use Ohm’s and Kirchoff’s laws to analyse resistive circuits Read resistor colour codes Construct resistive circuits on a breadboard Use a power source Use a multimeter to measure voltage and current Use a multimeter to measure the actual resistance of a resistor Gain familiarity with an analogue oscilloscope and signal generator 3. Pre-lab preparation All the results to the pre-lab questions should be recorded in your lab book. 3.1 Resistors in series and in parallel Using Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws, you should derive expressions the effective resistance of (a) a number of resistors in series and (b) a number of resistors in parallel. (a) (b) Figure 1: Resistors in (a) series and (b) parallel. 3.1.1 Resistors in series Figure 1 (a) shows a circuit with two resistors R1 and R2 in series. (a) (b) Derive an expression for the effective resistance of these two resistors. Generalise this result for a system of N resistors in series. PY2108 Lab 1 Resistors in series and parallel 1|P a ge 3.1.2 Voltage divider Figure 2: A potentiometer used as a voltage divider. Two resistors in series may be thought of as a voltage divider. This is especially useful when used in conjunction with a potentiometer, or simply `pot', shown in Fig. 2. This is a variable resistor with 3 terminals. The middle terminal is connected to a contact that sweeps over a resistive track, dividing the total resistance of the track into two resistances. It can therefore be used to provide a variable voltage. (c) 3.1.3 Using the results of the previous sub-section, find expressions for the voltages dropped over 𝑅1 and 𝑅2 in Fig. 1 (a) in terms of the total voltage V and the resistances. Resistors in parallel Figure 1 (b) shows a circuit with two resistors 𝑅1 and 𝑅2 in parallel. (d) (e) 3.2 (f) Derive an expression for the effective resistance of these two resistors. Generalise this result for a system of N resistors in parallel. Analysis of a resistive circuit Analyse the circuit shown in Fig 3 and find the Thevenin voltage and resistance for the circuit to the left of nodes A & B. A B Figure 3: A resistive circuit. (g) Then calculate how much current will flow through Resistor 𝑅3 PY2108 Lab 1 Resistors in series and parallel 2|P a ge 4. Methods In this session, you will first familiarise yourself with the lab equipment described in Chapter 1 of the background reading. Note that you should set voltages that yield low currents (< 100 mA) for the chosen resistors. 4.1 Resistors in series and in parallel Select two different but comparable resistors and record their nominative values and tolerances in your lab book. Next, determine the actual resistance of component by (a) (b) (c) (d) 4.1.1 (e) (f) 4.1.2 (g) (h) 4.2 Use of a multimeter to measure the resistance directly. Constructing a circuit on the breadboard, connecting it to a power source and measuring both voltage across the resistor and current in the circuit. Note that you will have to break the circuit to insert the ammeter in series with the resistor. Calculate the resistance using Ohm's law. Repeat (b) using an oscilloscope to measure the voltage. Repeat (c) using a signal generator to power the board with an AC source. You should select a frequency that gives a stable trace on the oscilloscope. Record the peak-to-peak voltages and divide by 2√2 to obtain the root-mean-square (RMS) values. Note that for the current measurement, you should select the AC option on the multimeter. Does changing the frequency have any effect on the measured values? Resistors in series Using the measured values of the resistors, calculate the effective resistance when they are wired in series as in Fig. 1 (a). Repeat (b) - (d) above for the series circuit. Resistors in parallel Using the measured values of the resistors, calculate the effective resistance when they are wired in parallel as in Fig. 1 (b). Repeat (b) - (d) above for the parallel circuit. Resistive circuit Select size resistors using four more different but comparable values and record their nominative values. (i) (j) (k) 4.3 Using the measured values of the resistors, calculate theoretically the Thevenin voltage and resistance when they are wired as in Fig. 3. Measure the Thevenin voltage and resistance of your circuit, and explain how you did this. Measure the voltage across resistor 𝑅3 and compare this to the theory (3f above) Lab report Write up your lab into a report and then submit it. The instructions for the lab report are provided on the class web site. The labs are due one week after the lab session: Send your report to: [email protected] and [email protected] PY2108 Lab 1 Resistors in series and parallel 3|P a ge