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Vincent D. Cataylo OBJECTIVES: 1. To understand the basic components of an electric circuit. 2. To learn how to construct series and parallel circuits. 3. To observe and measure the effects of connecting components in series and parallel. 4. To verify Kirchhoff's Laws. 5. To learn proper circuit construction techniques and safety procedures. EQUIPMENT: - Breadboard - Wires - Battery - Resistors - Voltmeter - Ammeter PROCEDURE: 1. Construct a simple series circuit using a battery, resistor, and voltmeter. Measure the voltage across the resistor and

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Electrical Circuit: Electric Circuit, Path For Transmitting Electric Current. An Electric Circuit Includes A Device That

Vincent D. Cataylo OBJECTIVES: 1. To understand the basic components of an electric circuit. 2. To learn how to construct series and parallel circuits. 3. To observe and measure the effects of connecting components in series and parallel. 4. To verify Kirchhoff's Laws. 5. To learn proper circuit construction techniques and safety procedures. EQUIPMENT: - Breadboard - Wires - Battery - Resistors - Voltmeter - Ammeter PROCEDURE: 1. Construct a simple series circuit using a battery, resistor, and voltmeter. Measure the voltage across the resistor and

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Electrical circuit

Electric circuit, path for transmitting electric current. An electric circuit includes a device that
gives energy to the charged particles constituting the current, such as a battery or a generator;
devices that use current, such as lamps, electric motors, or computers; and the connecting
wires or transmission lines. Two of the basic laws that mathematically describe the
performance of electric circuits are Ohm’s lawand Kirchhoff’s rules.
Electric circuits are classified in several ways. A direct-current circuit carries current that flows
only in one direction. An alternating-current circuit carries current that pulsates back and forth
many times each second, as in most household circuits. (For a more-detailed discussion of
direct- and alternating-current circuits, see electricity: Direct electric current and electricity:
Alternating electric currents.) A series circuit comprises a path along which the whole current
flows through each component. A parallel circuit comprises branches so that the current divides
and only part of it flows through any branch. The voltage, or potential difference, across each
branch of a parallel circuit is the same, but the currents may vary. In a home electrical circuit,
for instance, the same voltage is applied across each light or appliance, but each of these loads
draws a different amount of current, according to its power requirements. A number of similar
batteries connected in parallel provide greater current than a single battery, but the voltage is
the same as for a single battery. See also integrated circuit; tuned circuit.

Series circuit A series circuit
Parallel circuit A parallel circuit.

The network of transistors, transformers, capacitors, connecting wires, and


other electronic components within a single device such as a radio is also an electric circuit.
Such complex circuits may be made up of one or more branches in combinations of series and
series-parallel arrangements.
Ammeter Two diagrams showing an ammeter connected to a simple circuit in two different positions.
Circuit with voltmeter Diagram showing a voltmeter connected to a simple circuit.
Electronics Circuit
An electronic circuit is a complete course of conductors through which current can travel.
Circuits provide a path for current to flow. To be a circuit, this path must start and end at the
same point. In other words, a circuit must form a loop. An electronic circuit and an electrical
circuit has the same definition, but electronic circuits tend to be low voltage circuits.

For example, a simple circuit may include two components: a battery and a lamp. The circuit
allows current to flow from the battery to the lamp, through the lamp, then back to the battery.
Thus, the circuit forms a complete loop.

Of course, circuits can be more complex. However, all circuits can be distilled down to three
basic elements:

 Voltage source: A voltage source causes current to flow like a battery, for instance.

 Load: The load consumes power; it represents the actual work done by the circuit.
Without the load, there’s not much point in having a circuit.

 he load can be as simple as a single light bulb. In complex circuits, the load is a
combination of components, such as resistors, capacitors, transistors, and so on.
 Conductive path: The conductive path provides a route through which current flows.
This route begins at the voltage source, travels through the load, and then returns to the
voltage source. This path must form a loop from the negative side of the voltage source
to the positive side of the voltage source.

The following paragraphs describe a few additional interesting points to keep in mind as you
ponder the nature of basic circuits:

 When a circuit is complete and forms a loop that allows current to flow, the circuit is
called a closed circuit. If any part of the circuit is disconnected or disrupted so that a
loop is not formed, current cannot flow. In that case, the circuit is called an open circuit.

 Short circuit refers to a circuit that does not have a load. For example, if the lamp is
connected to the circuit but a direct connection is present between the battery’s
negative terminal and its positive terminal, too.

Current flows everywhere it can. If your circuit has two pathways through which current can
flow, the current doesn’t choose one over the other; it chooses both. However, not all paths
are equal, so current doesn’t flow equally through all paths.
CIRCUITS 1 LABORATORY

NAME: Vincent D. Cataylo


Section: PCEIT-29-301P
Schedule: 12:00PM-3:00PM

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