Ohm’s

Law
Siriwat Jaichobchune
Nattapicha Akkho
Kanoklada Chantasiro
1106
Introduction
Ohm’s law is originated by Georg Simon Ohm and published in his

1827 paper called The Galvanic Circuit Investigated Mathematically

explained by All About Circuits, n.d. Ohm’s law stated that the current

moving through conductor and the amount of voltage are directly

proportional (All About Circuits, n.d.). The equation Ohm discovered to

explain relationship between resistance, current, and voltage is voltage is

equal to the product of current and resistance described by Fluke

Cooperation, 1995-2019. The symbol for current in ohm’s equation is I, E or

V for voltage, and R for resistance (All About Circuits, n.d.). The unit of

measurement Ampere (A) is for current, volt (V) is for voltage, and ohm (Ω)

for resistance. In an electric circuit electric charges flow through a conductor

called current and voltage (All About Circuits, n.d.). Voltage is the measuring

potential energy that is used in order to push charges form a point to

another in the circuit (All About Circuits, n.d.). Moving through the circuit

electric charges often create friction also known as resistance (All About

Circuits, n.d.). Resistance in a circuit depends on voltage and current using

formula resistance is equal to quotient of voltage and current in the circuit

(All About Circuits, n.d.).

Objective



• Demonstrate ohm’s law as the current and amount of voltage in a

circuit are directly proportional.

• Demonstrate relationship between current, voltage, and resistance

Materials
1. Labquest 2 3. Power Amplifier

2. Multi Meter (2) 4. Resistors

- 1 for voltmeter (2 different resistors)
- 1 for ammeter

5. Wires with clips to hold

(5 wires)
Set up

A V
Procedure
1. With the power amplifier turned off, connect the circuit as shown
in the set up. The ammeter current range must not exceed 200 mA.
The voltmeter voltage range must not exceed 20 volts. The
resistance R is 100 ohm and 1000 ohm. (Note: Attach the red
connectors electrically closer to the positive side of the power
supply)

2. Have LAb Tech to check the arrangement of the wire before

proceeding.

3. Turn on the switch. Adjust/increase the output voltage of the

power amplifier from 2 to 10 in steps of 2 as Table 1.

4. Record the corresponding reading of the voltmeter and

ammeter on 2nd and 3rd column respectively.

5. Measure the resistance of the resistor using multi meter.

6. Repeat the process until you finish all of the 5 runs.

7. Compute the value of the resistance by dividing the voltmeter

reading to the ammeter reading.

8. Compare this computed value of the resistance with the 100

ohm resistance used in the circuit.

9. With the power amplifier off, replace the first resistor with the
second resistor.

10. Turn-on the power amplifier again and repeat steps 1-7 using
the second resistor
Results
Table 1 resistor = 100 ohm

Output voltage Voltmeter Ammeter Computed % difference R

reading reading resistance comp vs.
(V) (mA) (Ohm) measured resistor
2 1.92 19.2 100 0.00%

4 3.78 37.8 100 0.00%

6 5.65 56.5 100 0.00%

8 7.52 75.8 99.2 0.80%

10 9.39 95.3 98.5 1.51%

Calculation (run 1)

Output voltage = 2

% difference:
Computed resistance:

% difference = (2(x-y) / (x+y)) x 100

R=V/I
x = 100
= V / I x 10ˆ-3 = V x10ˆ3 / I
y = resistance
= 1.92 x 10ˆ3 / 19.2
% difference =(2(100-100) / (100+100)) x 100

= 0%
Results
Table 2 resistor = 1000 ohm

Output voltage Voltmeter Ammeter Computed % difference R

reading
reading
resistance
comp vs.
(V) (mA) (Ohm) measured resistor
2 2.00 2.00 1000 0.00%

4 3.93 3.91 1005.1 0.51%

6 5.85 5,83 1003.4 0.34%

8 7.79 7.77 1002.6 0.26%

10 9.76 9.72 1004.1 0.41%

Calculation (run 1)

Output voltage = 2

Computed resistance: % difference:

% difference = (2(x-y) / (x+y)) x 100

R=V/I
x = 1000
= V / I x 10ˆ-3 = V x10ˆ3 / I
y = resistance
= 2.00 x 10ˆ3 / 2.00
% difference
= 1000 ohm
= (2(1000-1000) / (1000+1000)) x 100

= 0%
Analysis



Ohms Ohms

8 8

6 6

4 4

2 2

0 0
20 40 60 80 2 4 6 8

R =V/I
These are the results that I expected because it follows Ohm’s Law as it states

that the current through a resistor is proportional to the voltage across the resistor

and the graph shows that as the ammeter increase the voltmeter also increase. It is

directly proportional because it has a linear slope, which is calculable and for these

graphs, they have a slope of 100 and 1000, respectively.

The possible causes of error in this experiment is the reading of the voltmeter

and ammeter because the number keep changing all the time, so our reading may

not be accurate. The way to minimize this error is to calculate the average of the

number because in this experiment, we only picked out one number, but there are

many number showing as it keep changing, so by calculating the average ,au help the

results to be more accurate. Another alternative is to have a better or expensive.

Conclusion



In conclusion, this experiment present how circuit work and relationship

between electrical quantities including current, voltage, and resistance. It also
demonstrates a part of ohm’s law stated that the current through the a resistor
is proportional to the voltage across the resistor, when we calculated for the
resistance from the recorded result about current, and voltage.

Recommendation
Calculate average number of the ammeter and voltmeter reading as
the number keep changing, so by calculating average may help the results
to be more accurate. It is similar to trails in previous labs.

Reference



EEtech, (n.d.). Ohm’s Law - How Voltage, Current, and Resistance Relate. All

About Circuits, Retrieved from https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/

direct-current/chpt-2/voltage-current-resistance-relate/

Storr, W., (2019). Ohm’s Law and Power. Electronics Tutorials, Retrieved from

https://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/dccircuits/dcp_2.html
Work log
Vinze Pimploy Eung

1/5/19 - Set up - Find picture of the - Start and finished writing

materials introduction
- Start writing procedure

2/5/19 - Find template for the lab - Finished writing the - Write objective
report procedure

3/5/19 - Write analysis - Create result table - Make references

(both A and B) and show
calculation

7/5/19 - Put the work all together - Create work log - Write conclusion
and decorate the report - Write
Recommendation