Lab Report

Abstract

We made electric circuits, in our experiment; we tried different combinations

of cells and lamps. Our hypothesis was that the brightness of the lamps
would increase if we added more cells and it would decrease if instead of
adding cells we added lamps.

We tried out different combinations using wire, cells, lamps, Multimeter, duck
tape, lamp holder, battery holder, scissors as wire strippers, etc.

In our results, we could corroborate our hypothesis, although we had our

difficulties, because some lamps overcharged and got burned and some
batteries didn’t work.

Information

You might have been wondering how electrons can continuously flow in a
uniform direction through wires without the benefit of these hypothetical
electron Sources and Destinations. In order for the Source-and-Destination
scheme to work, both would have to have an infinite capacity for electrons in
order to sustain a continuous flow! Using the marble-and-tube analogy, the
marble source and marble destination buckets would have to be infinitely
large to contain enough marble capacity for a “flow” of marbles to be
sustained.

Each electron advancing clockwise in this circuit pushes on the one in front of
it, which pushes on the one in front of it, and so on, and so on, just like a
hula-hoop filled with marbles. Now, we have the capability of supporting a
continuous flow of electrons indefinitely without the need for infinite
electron supplies and dumps. All we need to maintain this flow is a
continuous means of motivation for those electrons, which we’ll address in
the next section of this chapter.
It must be realized that continuity is just as important in a circuit as it is in a
straight piece of wire. Just as in the example with the straight piece of wire
between the electron Source and Destination, any break in this circuit will
prevent electrons from flowing through it:

An important principle to realize here is that it doesn’t matter where the

break occurs. Any discontinuity in the circuit will prevent electron flow
throughout the entire circuit. Unless there is a continuous, unbroken loop of
conductive material for electrons to flow through, a sustained flow simply
cannot be maintained.

Statement of purpose

Are electric circuits affected by the amount of cells and lamps used?

Hypothesis

Our hypothesis was that the voltage used per lamp would increase if we
added more cells and would decrease if instead of adding cells we added
lamps. We also thought that the brightness of the lamps would increase or
decrease depending the amount of cells used

Materials

 Cells
 Wires
 Battery holder
 Lamp
 Lamp holder
 Duck tape
 Multimeter
 Scissors as a wire stripper
 Ammeter

Procedure
First circuit

1. Place one cell in a battery holder and a lamp in a lamp holder.

2. Connect the battery holder with the lamp holder with wires
3. Turn on the multimeter and put the dial for the aparatus to record the
amperimeters.
4. Place the rod cable to the positive (red) cable of the battery holder.
And de black rod to the negative wire of the battery holder.
5. We recorded the ampers.

Second circuit

1. Place two cell in different battery holders and a two lamps in a lamp
holder
2. Connect the battery holders with the lamps holder(in series) with wires
3. Turn on the multimeter and put the dial for the aparatus to record the
amperimeters.
4. Place the rod cable to the positive (red) cable of the battery holder.
And de black rod to the negative wire of the battery holder.
5. We recorded the ampers.

Third circuit

1. Place one cell in a battery holder and two lamps(in parallel) in a lamp
holder.
2. Connect the battery holder with the lamps holder with wires(in
parallel)
3. Turn on the multimeter and put the dial for the aparatus to record the
amperimeters.
4. Place the rod cable to the positive (red) cable of the battery holder.
And de black rod to the negative wire of the battery holder.
5. We recorded the ampers.

Fourth circuit

1. Place one cell in a battery holder and a lamp in a lamp holder.

 2. Connect the battery holder with the lamp holder with wires
3. Connect the ammeter to each pole correctly to record the
amperimeters
4. Place the rod cable to the positive (red) cable of the battery holder.
And de black rod to the negative wire of the battery holder.
5. We recorded the ampers.

Fifth circuit

1. Place three cells in separated battery holders (connect poles

correctly “+-+-+-“) and a lamp in a lamp holder.
2. Connect the battery holder with the lamp holder with wires
3. Connect the ammeter to each pole correctly to record the
amperimeters
4. Place the rod cable to the positive (red) cable of the battery holder.
And de black rod to the negative wire of the battery holder.
5. We recorded the ampers.

Results

This were the result

Conclusion

if you know how to do a electric circuit you know how to do different

things like how to use a multimeter. And after you do some circuits you
are going to start how to do the circuits very fast and will be much
easier.