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Rennos Lab-Activity-1-Circuits-on-Breadboard

The lab activity involves assembling series, parallel, and combination circuits on a breadboard to measure their electrical properties. Students use components like LEDs, resistors, and a multimeter to gather data on voltage and current for each circuit type. The findings highlight the practical implications of circuit configurations, such as the reliability of parallel circuits compared to series circuits in real-world applications.

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Rennos Lab-Activity-1-Circuits-on-Breadboard

The lab activity involves assembling series, parallel, and combination circuits on a breadboard to measure their electrical properties. Students use components like LEDs, resistors, and a multimeter to gather data on voltage and current for each circuit type. The findings highlight the practical implications of circuit configurations, such as the reliability of parallel circuits compared to series circuits in real-world applications.

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Lab Activity 1: Exploring Circuits on a Breadboard

Name: Rennos Ian Josef A. Lab partners: Jester Lord D. Ranes Score:
Sosing John Chrysler Del Mundo
Jamal P. Lagrimas

Objective:
 Assemble series, parallel, and combination circuits using a breadboard and measure their
electrical properties

Materials:

 Breadboard
 LEDs (Light Emitting Diode)
 Resistors (220 ohms and 330 ohms)
 9V Battery
 Battery clip connector
 Digital Multimeter

Safety Tips:
 Always ensure the circuit is not powered  Handle the battery and multimeter with
when assembling or modifying it. care, ensuring all connections are secure
 Connect the multimeter correctly based before powering the circuit.
on the measurement being taken
(voltage, current, resistance).

Procedure:
Part A. Build a Series Circuit
1. Connect the battery clip to the 9V battery.
2. Insert the battery’s positive lead to a row on the breadboard.
3. Connect a 220-ohm resistor to this row, and link a series of two LEDs from the other end
of the resistor.
4. Complete the circuit by connecting the cathode of the last LED to the negative lead of
the battery clip.
5. Measure the voltage across each component with the multimeter and record the values.

Data Table 1
Resistor/Load Resistance Voltage Current
Resistor 1 220 0.88 0.004
LED 1 1,325 2.65 0.002
LED 2 1,425 1.82 0.001
Total 2965 5.35 0.002

Part B. Build a Parallel Circuit


1. Using the same power setup, arrange two sets of LEDs each with a 330-ohm resistor in
parallel to each other.
2. Connect the anodes of all LEDs to the positive side and their cathodes directly to the
negative side through the resistors.
3. Measure and record the voltage across each branch and the total current using the
multimeter.

Data Table 2
Resistor/Load Resistance Voltage Current
Resistor 1 330 4.72 14.6
LED 1 1.223 4.72 0.26
LED 2 1.181 4.72 4.10
Total 0.600 4.72 7.86
Part C Build a Combination Circuit
1. Create a circuit combining elements of both series and parallel configurations.
2. Include one series branch with a single LED and a resistor, and parallel this with a branch
containing two LEDs in series with another resistor.
3. Measure the voltage across each branch and component, and record the total current.

Data Table 3
Resistor/Load Resistance Voltage Current
Resistor 1 330 1.26 0.04
LED 1 1.265 2.76 0.46
Resistor 2 220 0.33 0.1
LED 2 1.19 1.90 1.60
LED 3 160 1.82 0.1
Total 712.455 8.13 2.3

Questions for Inquiry


1. How do the voltage and current differ between the series and parallel circuits? What are the
implications of these differences for real-world applications?

In series circuit the total voltage will be calculated through the sum of all voltage in the
circuit. While the total current in a series circuit are all equal to each other. In the
parallel circuit the voltage are all the same but the total current will be calculated
through the sum of all the current.

The implications of these differences for real-world applications is like a Christmas light
(parallel circuit) if one component fail the entire circuit will not work but if it is like the
bulbs in your house even if one component do not work the circuit will still work because
they have different paths.

2. How does the combination circuit integrate the characteristics of both series and parallel
circuits?

In the series components the total resistance can be calculated through the sum of all the
resistance and the total current can be calculated through the sum of all the current. But in the
parallel component resistance will be calculate like 1/Rt = 1/R1+ 1/R2 + …Rn.

In a combination circuit the series components will affect the total current and voltage drop and
in the parallel components will have several paths.
Conclusion
Discuss the behavior of each type of circuit, emphasizing the practical implications of the electrical
properties measured. Relate their findings to potential real-life applications of these circuits.
The bulbs will be brighter in a parallel circuit because they have deferent paths and even if one
component fail in the parallel circuit the parallel circuit will not be affected because they have
different paths but in series if one component not work the whole circuit will not work. This is like
the circuits in the house other house have parallel if you turn on a switch 1 light will open and if
you turn on another switch a light will open and even if one light doesn’t work the other light will
still work because they have different paths. While the other house has series circuit if you turn
on a switch 2 lights open at once but if one light doesn’t work the whole circuit will not work

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