Conclusion ohm's law lab report

Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse "Gallopin' Gertie" https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-adk-adk_sbnt&hsimp=yhsadk_sbnt&hspart=adk&p=youtube+tacoma+bridge+collapse#id=4&vid=ffea498afb4251333b6f5b57baed 644b&action=click NSU Physics Experiment NSU Phys Lab: Ohm’s Law using a PhET Simulation The fundamental relationship among the three important electrical quantities current, voltage, and resistance was discovered by Georg Simon Ohm. The relationship and the unit of electrical resistance were both named for him to commemorate this contribution to physics. One statement of Ohm’s law is that the current through a resistor is proportional to the voltage across the resistor and inversely proportional to the resistance. In this experiment you will see if Ohm’s law is applicable by generating experimental data using a PhET Simulation: http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/ohms-law Current and voltage can be difficult to understand, because they cannot be observed directly. To clarify these terms, some people make the comparison between electrical circuits and water flowing in pipes. Here is a chart of the three electrical units we will study in this experiment. Electrical Quantity Voltage or Potential Difference Current Resistance Description Unit A measure of the Energy Volt (V) difference per unit charge between two points in a circuit. A measure of the flow of Ampere (A) charge in a circuit. A measure of how Ohm () difficult it is for current to flow in a circuit. Water Analogy Water Pressure Amount of water flowing A measure of how difficult it is for water to flow through a pipe. Figure 1 Physics with Computers 1 NSU Physics Experiment OBJECTIVES  Determine the mathematical relationship between current, potential difference, and resistance in a simple circuit.  Examine the potential vs. current behavior of a resistor and current vs. resistance for a fixed potential. MATERIALS computer PhET Simulation – Ohms Law Logger Pro from Vernier Software PRELIMINARY SETUP AND QUESTIONS 1. Start up you Internet browser. Start up the PhET Simulation at http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/ohms-law. Click on the “Run Now” button. The screen shown in Figure 1 should appear. Minimize your browser. 2. Start up Logger Pro. Download the following zip file and extract the contents. http://www3.northern.edu/dolejsi/nsu_labs/Ohms_Law_PhET.zip Open the file “Ohms_Law-PhET”. A graph of potential vs. current will be displayed. Minimize Logger Pro and switch back to the PhET ohms law simulation. 3. With the Resistance slider set at its default value, move the potential slider, observing what happens to the current. If the voltage doubles, what happens to the current? Click here to enter text. What type of relationship do you believe exists between voltage and current? Click here to enter text. 4. With the Voltage slider set at 4.5 V, move the resistance slider, observing what happens to the current. If the resistance doubles, what happens to the current? Click here to enter text. What type of relationship do you believe exists between current and resistance? 2 Physics with Computers Ohm’s Law Click here to enter text. PROCEDURE 1. Set the Resistance slider to 300 ohms, Use the Voltage slider to adjust the Potential to the values in data table 1, also recording the resulting electric currents. Data Table 1: Resistance R = Click here to enter.  Current (mA) Potential 1.5 3.0 4.5 Current (mA) Potential 6.0 7.5 9.0 Slope of graph = Click here to enter. V/mA. Slope times x 1000 = Click here to enter.  % Error of Slope times 1000 with R = Click here to enter. % Minimize your internet browser and switch up Excel. Enter your data from Table 1 under Data Set 1. Perform a “linear fit” on the data. A sample graph is shown below: Record the slope of the graph below data table 1. Calculate the resistance value by taking the slope of the graph times 1000. Compare the slope times 1000 value with the value of the resistance set in the simulation by calculating a % error. 2. Switch back to the PhET Simulation. Set the Resistance slider to 600 ohms, Use the Voltage slider to adjust the Potential to the values in data table 2, also recording the resulting electric currents. Physics with Computers 3 NSU Physics Experiment Data Table 2: Resistance R = Click here to enter.  Current (mA) Potential 1.5 3.0 4.5 Current (mA) Potential 6.0 7.5 9.0 Slope of graph = Click here to enter. V/mA. Slope times x 1000 = Click here to enter.  % Error of Slope times 1000 with R = Click here to enter.