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    Series and Parallel Circuits Practical - KS3

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    This document outlines an experiment investigating current and potential difference in series and parallel circuits. In a series circuit, the current at all points is the same. Potential difference decreases across each component in the direction of conventional current. In a parallel circuit, the potential difference across each branch is the same but the currents divide so the total current is shared between the branches.

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    This document outlines an experiment investigating current and potential difference in series and parallel circuits. In a series circuit, the current at all points is the same. Potential difference decreases across each component in the direction of conventional current. In a parallel circuit, the potential difference across each branch is the same but the currents divide so the total current is shared between the branches.

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    This document outlines an experiment investigating current and potential difference in series and parallel circuits. In a series circuit, the current at all points is the same. Potential difference decreases across each component in the direction of conventional current. In a parallel circuit, the potential difference across each branch is the same but the currents divide so the total current is shared between the branches.

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    TASK A – Investigating current in a series circuit

    1. Set up the circuit using the circuit diagram below:

    1 2

    Measure the potential difference and current in the circuit.

    i. What is the reading on the voltmeter: …………………V

    ii. What is the reading on the ammeter at position 1, A 1: ……………………… A

    Remove the ammeter from position 1,A1 and place at position 2,A2.

    iii. What is the reading on the ammeter at position 2, A 2: ……………………… A

    iv. What can you conclude about how current behaves in a series circuit?

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

    TASK B – Investigating potential difference in a series circuit.

    2. Set up a circuit consisting of a cell, a voltmeter, an ammeter, wires, and two bulbs, Bulb 1
    and Bulb 2, in series with each other.

    i. Draw a circuit diagram for the circuit containing Bulb 1 and Bulb 2.

    ii. Describe what happens to the brightness of each bulb in the series circuit compared the
    brightness of bulb 1 by itself.
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    …………………………………………

    iii. Measure the potential difference across each bulb and the cell:
    Voltmeter reading across Bulb 1: ………………………… V
    Voltmeter reading across Bulb 2: ………………………… V
    Voltmeter reading across Cell: ……………………… V
    iv. What can you conclude about how potential difference behaves in a series circuit?
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

    TASK C – Investigating potential difference in parallel circuits


    3. Set up the circuit using the circuit diagram below:
    (Note: there are 3 positions for the ammeter – one for each parallel loop, and one before
    the parallel loops.)

    i. Measure the potential difference across Bulb


    1, B1, and Bulb 2, B2 and across the cell.

    Voltmeter reading across Bulb 1: …………………V


    Voltmeter reading across Bulb 2: …………………V
    Voltmeter reading across Cell: ……………………..V

    ii. What can you conclude about how potential differences behaves in a parallel circuit?

    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    3. TASK D – Investigating current in parallel circuits
    Set up the circuit using the circuit diagram from task C:
    (note: there are 3 positions for the ammeter – one for each parallel loop, and one before the
    parallel loops.)
    i. Measure the current at each position:

    Ammeter reading at Position1: …………………V


    Ammeter reading at Position2: …………………V
    Ammeter reading at Position 3: …………………V

    ii. What can you conclude about how currents behaves in a parallel circuit?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    4. Complete the table below for series and parallel circuits describing which quantities
    are the ‘same’ and which are ‘shared’:

    Current Potential Difference

    Series

    Parallel

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