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SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

Experiment -1

Objective:- To configure a DC circuit on breadboard, and measure voltage/current


across/through each element.

Apparatus Required:-

1. Bread Board 2. Resistors


3. Multimeter 4. DC power supply
5. Connecting wires

Theory:-
1. Resistors in Series :-

Figure 1. shows two resistors connected in series (a) and the equivalent circuit with the two
resistors replaced by an equivalent single resistor (b). When resistors are connected in series,
each one "sees" the same current. Recall the water analogy: If you have two pipes that have
different diameters but are connected in series and you send water through them, each receives
the same amount of water, there are no branches into which the water can split. Therefore,
equivalent resistance of two resistances connected in series is given by

Req =R1 + R2.


Of course, this equation can be extend to any number of resistors in series, so that for N
resistors
the equivalent resistance is given by

Req =Ri (for i =1,2,3,..,N)


Or Req = R1+R2+R3 ..+RN

2. Resistors in Parallel:-

We say these resistors are connected in parallel. In series they were connected one after the
other, but in parallel, as the name suggests, they are 'side by side' in the circuit When resistors
are in parallel, the current flowing from the battery will come to a junction where it has a
"choice" as to which branch to take. Therefore, they "see different amounts of current, just the
way water branching into two different pipes will flow more through the larger pipe (lower
resistance) than through the narrower pipe (greater resistance). Resistors in parallel "see"
different currents, but they each experience the same potential difference (voltage). Therefore,
equivalent resistances of two resistance of two resistance connected in parallel is given by

Observation Table:-

R1(measured) R1(from color V1(measured) I1(calculated)


code)
R2(measured) R2(from color V2(measured) I2(calculated)
code)
Precautions:-

1. Check for proper connections before switching ON the supply


2. Make sure of proper color coding of resistors
3. The terminal of the resistance should be properly connected.

Result:-

Conclusion:-

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