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    This lab report summarizes resistance experiments on resistors and a light bulb. Resistors of varying voltages were tested to calculate resistance using Ohm's Law. A light bulb was also tested at different frequencies while holding voltage constant to calculate temperature from resistance measurements. Results were recorded, graphed and calculations were made and included in the report. The conclusion restates that resistance of resistors and temperature of a light bulb were successfully determined through application of Ohm's Law and relationships between resistance, temperature and materials properties.

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    This lab report summarizes resistance experiments on resistors and a light bulb. Resistors of varying voltages were tested to calculate resistance using Ohm's Law. A light bulb was also tested at different frequencies while holding voltage constant to calculate temperature from resistance measurements. Results were recorded, graphed and calculations were made and included in the report. The conclusion restates that resistance of resistors and temperature of a light bulb were successfully determined through application of Ohm's Law and relationships between resistance, temperature and materials properties.

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    This lab report summarizes resistance experiments on resistors and a light bulb. Resistors of varying voltages were tested to calculate resistance using Ohm's Law. A light bulb was also tested at different frequencies while holding voltage constant to calculate temperature from resistance measurements. Results were recorded, graphed and calculations were made and included in the report. The conclusion restates that resistance of resistors and temperature of a light bulb were successfully determined through application of Ohm's Law and relationships between resistance, temperature and materials properties.

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    Resistance Lab Report

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    This lab report summarizes resistance experiments on resistors and a light bulb. Resistors of varying voltages were tested to calculate resistance using Ohm's Law. A light bulb was also tested at different frequencies while holding voltage constant to calculate temperature from resistance measurements. Results were recorded, graphed and calculations were made and included in the report. The conclusion restates that resistance of resistors and temperature of a light bulb were successfully determined through application of Ohm's Law and relationships between resistance, temperature and materials properties.

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    03/23/2011

    Abdullah Alsaffar
    Nate Wyse
    Resistance Lab Report

    Introduction and Theory


    The purpose of this lab is to test the efficiency of Ohm’s law by calculating
    the resistance of different resistors. Also, to study the temperature of a light
    bulb when current flows through it and calculate that temperature.
    The resistance of a resistor can be calculated using Ohm’s law:
    R=I/V (1)
    Where, R = Resistance ()
    V = Voltage (V)
    I = Current (A)
    If we can measure the current and the voltage across a resistor in the circuit
    board then the resistance is easy to calculate, the resistance in this case is
    also the slope of a plot of Current Vs. Voltage, which is used in this lab
    report and included in the Graphs section.
    In order to calculate the temperature of a light bulb when current goes
    through it, we need to study the temperature and the resistivity of the light
    bulb. So the resistance of a light bulb is given by the following equation:
    R=L/A
    Where L = length of the cord (m)
    A = Cross-sectional area of the wire (m2)
    And the temperature can be found by the following equation:
    R = R0 ( 1 + a( T – T0 ) ) (2)
    Where R = Resistance in room temperature ()
    a = The temperature coefficient of resistance = 0.0045 C-1
    T = Temperature of the light bulb in oK
    T0 = Room Temperature in oK
    Procedure
    The procedure is divided into three different parts. The first part is to
    calculate the resistance of different resistors across a circuit board using a
    power amplifier and Data Studio “ A computer program used to initialize the
    lab” We wanted to study the resistance when we produce different voltages
    using the power amplifier. So we produced voltages that ranged from 5 V to
    1 V and recorded our data and calculated the resistance. See graph and data
    below.
    Then we set the voltage at 2.5 V and measured the resistance again but with
    different frequencies. Data, graphs, calculations of every recorded data is
    given below in their sections.
    In the third and last part of the laboratory, we needed to find what happens
    to the temperature of a light bulb undergoing a current flow, and to calculate
    the temperature using equation 2 given in Introduction and Theory part of
    this lab report. We set the voltage at a constant rate of 4.5 V and then
    measured on high, medium, and low frequencies. Graphs are given below.
    Data and Graphs
    Please look at graphs and data, which are labeled in which they were
    described in the lab report.
    Calculations and Results
    For part I we needed to calculate the resistance using Ohm’s law after
    measuring the current and the voltage that goes across a resistor.
    Using equation 1:
    R = I / V = (0.15 A) / (5 V) = 33.33 
    Other calculations are also accurate and done with excel are on separate
    papers.
    Conclusion
    In conclusion we studied the resistance of resistors across a circuit board
    using Ohm’s law, and then using the characteristics of a light bulb we
    calculated the resistance of a light bulb in order to successfully calculate the
    temperature when a current is currently flowing in a light bulb.

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