The total voltage is equal

to the sum of the drops.

V
T
= V
1
+ V
2
+ V
3
+ V
4
+ V
5
V
1
V
2
V
3
V
4
V
5
V
T
This is known as
Kirchhoffs voltage law (KVL).
The total voltage is equal
to the sum of the drops.
V
T
= V
1
+ V
2
+ V
3
+ V
4
+ V
5
V
1
V
2
V
3
V
4
V
5
V
T
V
1
V
2
V
3
V
4
V
5
V
T
This is known as
Kirchhoffs voltage law (KVL).
LABORATORY 3: VERIFICATION OF OHMS LAW and KVL in SERIES CIRCUITS

Name: _________________ Date: ________________
Course/Sec: ____________ Rating: _______________

Laboratory Objectives:
1. In this lab the student will analyze, construct, and test a simple circuit to verify Kirchoffs Voltage Law
and OHMs Law
2. To provide the students with hands-on experience in breadboarding resistive circuits.
3. To understand the characteristics of series circuits.

Laboratory Materials:
Analog/Digital Multimeter
Resistors
Power Supply
Connecting Wires
Breadboard

Key Concepts:
Kirchoffs Voltage Law- The IR drops must add to equal the applied voltage (KVL).







Characteristics of a Series Circuit
The current is the same everywhere in a series circuit.
The total resistance is equal to the sum of the individual resistance values.
The total voltage is equal to the sum of the IR voltage drops across the individual
resistances.
The total power is equal to the sum of the power dissipated by each resistance.
Current is the movement of electric charge between two points, produced by the
applied voltage.
The free electrons moving away from one point are continuously replaced by free
electrons flowing from an adjacent point in the series circuit.
All electrons have the same speed as those leaving the voltage source.
Therefore, I is the same in all parts of a series circuit.











Laboratory Procedure:
1. Connections are made as per the circuit diagram.
2. Check your connections before switch on the supply.
3. Vary the regulated supply.
4. Measure the current using ammeter.
5. Note the readings in the tabulation.
6. Compare the observation reading to theoretical value.

Circuit Diagram 1.
Resistor
Value
Measured
Voltage
Theoretical
Voltage
Measured
Current
Theoretical
Current
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5

Circuit Diagram 2.
Resistor
Value
Measured
Voltage
Theoretical
Voltage
Measured
Current
Theoretical
Current
R1
R2
R3
R4

Circuit Diagram 3.
Resistor
Value
Measured
Voltage
Theoretical
Voltage
Measured
Current
Theoretical
Current
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6

Circuit Diagram 4.
Resistor
Value
Measured
Voltage
Theoretical
Voltage
Measured
Current
Theoretical
Current
R1
R2
R3

LABORATORY OBSERVATION AND CONCLUSION: