More specifically, Ohm's law states that the R in this relation is constant, independent of the current. Where I is the current through the conductor, V is the voltage measured across the conductor and R is the resistance of the conductor. Every time you repeat the experiment you should increase the length of wire by 10 cm.I = V R, Now, you need to repeat steps 3 – 6, but with a slight alteration. Once you have made the recordings for the 10cm length of wire, measure out a new section of wire. Do this by rearranging V = IR into R = V / I. Now that you have the current and potential difference, you can calculate the resistance. Record the current in amps and the potential difference in volts. After closing the switch and completing the circuit, you can measure the current through the wire using the ammeter and the pd across the wire using the voltmeter. Attach crocodile clips on either end of the 10cm, so it is part of the circuit. Using the ruler, measure out 10cm of the wire. The wire should stay at a constant temperature throughout the experiment. We need to be able to measure out different lengths of the wire, so we should place it on a metre ruler. Place the length of wire on a metre ruler.
#Define current voltage resistance series#
In series circuits, current is the same everywhere in the circuit (as we will see later on), so it doesn’t matter where the ammeter is placed in the circuit. Whereas the voltmeter had to be in parallel, the ammeter must be connected in series. The current flowing through a component is measured by an ammeter. The voltage of the cell is always split amongst the components – none is left over. The voltmeter measures the difference in energy from before (2J) to after (0J). At the motor, the charge loses 2J of energy, so the lamp has a voltage of 2V.The voltmeter measures thedifference in energy from before (6J) to after (2J), At the lamp, the charge loses 4J of energy, so the lamp has a voltage of 4V.The voltmeter measures the difference in energy from before (0J) to after (6J) to work out the voltage. At the cell, the charge gets given 6J of energy, so the cell has a voltage of 6V (6J per coulomb of charge that passes).This diagram shows 1 coulomb of charge moving around a circuit. So the voltmeter measures voltage (potential difference) across two points.Ĭurrent, Resistance and Potential Difference
The voltmeter therefore measures the energy before and after the component to see the difference. Remember, a voltage for a component or cell is the energy transferred per coulomb. For components, the voltage tells us the amount of energy taken away from the charges in the circuit. For cells or batteries, the voltage tells us the amount of energy given to the charges in the circuit. Voltage means different things for cells/batteries and components.It is measured between two points in a circuit. We can define voltage (potential difference) as the energy transferred per coulomb of charge that passes. Voltage is the energy transferred per coulomb of charge.For example, a buzzer uses energy to produce sound. Components – in contrast, components take energy away from charge as it passes.The energy given to the charges as they pass is measured in volts (V).
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