PHYSICS LAB ACTIVITY SHEET
School:
Name: ____________ Class/Section: 10
Date__________
Objective: i) To calculate the current in a series circuit and the potential difference across
each resistor connected in series.
Task 1
a) Design a circuit including a source and two identical resistors in series so that the
current through the circuit measures 0.40 A.
Circuit diagram.
b) Use the link given to construct the circuit according to your design, verify measuring
the values of the resistors and the current through the circuit. Also measure the
voltage across the battery and that across each resistor.
https://www.physicstutoronline.co.uk/electriccircuits-simulation/
i)Voltage across the battery = -------ii)Resistance, R1 = --------, R2= ---------
Screen shot of the simulation
iii)Equivalent resistance= -------------iv)Calculated current in the circuit=
(Hint: use Ohm’s Law)
Equation & calculation
v) Measured current circuit = -----------
Task 2
Repeat Task 1 (b) with two resistors with different values. Current through the circuit
should be 0.80 A.
Screen shot of the simulation
i)Voltage across the battery = -------ii)Resistance, R1 = --------, R2= --------iii)Equivalent resistance= -------------iv)Calculated current in the circuit=
(Hint: use Ohm’s Law)
v) Measured current circuit = -----------
Essential Questions:
1. How do you compare the voltage across the battery to that across the resistors
in the circuit?
Ans:
2. How to calculate the current in the circuit if three resistors are connected in
series?
Ans: