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Circuit D

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Investigating circuits

This experiment is about investigating a parallel and a series circuit to see how the voltage
and the current differ and how bright the light bulb will be at the end of this experiment.
Keep in mind that in a series circuit, each component gets the same current going through
them while in a parallel circuit, each component is placed parallel to each other therefore the
flow of current is essentially halved.
I predict that the light on the parallel circuit will be brighter as in a series circuit, the current
remains the same throughout the entire circuit, and in a parallel circuit, the current splits up
so the current is added in the circuit.

For this experiment, I will design a parallel and series circuit and calculate the voltage and
the current as well as the resistance. For the series circuit, I will connect the positive terminal
of the battery to both positive terminals of the lightbulbs. Then the negative terminal of the
battery will be connected to both resistors which will be connected to both light bulb’s
negative terminals.

(Figure 1, parallel circuit attempt 1) (Figure 1, series circuit attempt 1)

(Figure 2, parallel circuit attempt 2) (Figure 2, series circuit attempt 2)


(Figure 3, parallel circuit attempt 3) (Figure 3, series circuit attempt 3)

In the parallel circuit, I will connect the positive terminals of a battery to both of the light
bulbs' positive terminals and then I will connect the negative terminal of the battery to two
resistors which will then be connected to both of the light bulbs
negative terminals.

Brightness Current Voltage

Series Attempt 1 Medium 0.30A 9V

Attempt 2 Very low 0.17A 5V

Attempt 3 Bright 0.40A 12V

Parallel Attempt 1 Bright 0.90A (0.45A per 9V


light)

Attempt 2 Medium 0.50A (0.25A per 5V


light bulb)

Attempt 3 Very bright 1.20A (0.60A per 12V


light bulb)
(Keep in mind for each circuit type, I changed the voltage three times and wrote the results.
So each attempt has its own voltage)

According to the numbers/results that I got from each attempt, I will describe how the
potential difference and current are different in each circuit as well as their relationship with
Ohm’s law. Every time the voltage got decreased in both the series and parallel circuits, the
current also decreased. Keep in mind that in every attempt, the resistance was kept at
10Ω(Ohms). Using Ohm’s law, we can find the voltage in each attempt by multiplying 1.20A
x 10Ω to get 12v. (Parallel circuit attempt 3) And we can also divide the voltage by the
resistance to find the current. We can also find the resistance by dividing the voltage and
amperage.
I was able to calculate Ohm’s law because according to the law, in order to find the voltage,
you need to multiply amps and the resistance. If you want to find the amperage, however, you
need to divide the voltage by the resistance. And finally, to find the resistance, I will divide
the voltage and the amperage together.
Keep in mind that I did not use all of the results from the table but rather only used one which
was parallel circuit attempt 3.

The results support my hypothesis as the parallel circuit had the brightest light bulbs because
they will benefit from the full voltage. While series circuits were less bright in general due to
the light bulbs having to share the current.

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