Concept Questions
Table 1: Resistance, Battery Voltage, and Combinations
1.
In the space below, add the individual measured resistances of the two resistors together.
This can be easily typed.
Compare this sum to the total resistance you measured across both
resistors in series.
What property of the resistance of resistors in series does this illustrate?
Cite numbers to support your conclusion.
2.
In the space below, add the individual measured voltages measured across the two
batteries together.
Compare this sum to the total voltage you measured across both batteries
in series.
What conclusion can you draw about the voltage of batteries in series?
Cite
numbers to support your conclusion.
3.
Compare the individual measured resistances of the two resistors to the measured
resistance of the parallel combination.
What property of the total resistance of resistors in
parallel does this illustrate?
Cite numbers to support your conclusion.
Table 2: Series Circuit
4.
In the space below, add the individual measured voltages across the two resistors
together.
Compare this sum to the total measured voltage provided by both batteries.
What
conclusions can your draw about the battery voltage and the voltages across the resistors in
the circuit?
Table 3: Ohm’s Law
By John Stratton (2022)
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