Series+&+Parallel+Circuits

__**Series & Parallel Circuits Lab**__

By: Sean Myers and Zach Gill


 * __Objective:__** Construct a series and parallel circuit, and to investigate the difference in voltage and current between the two types of circuits.

__**Setup:**__ -Download the [|PhET Circuit Lab] - Create a series and parallel circuit, and record resistance and number of resistors used. - Keep battery at 9V, and keep resistors at 10 Ω (ohms). - Equations: - series: R= total resistance - parallel R= 1/R^1 + 1/R^2 ...... +1/R^n

__**Video:**__ [|Circuit Video]

__**Analysis:**__ 1. What is the correlation of resistance vs. the number of resistors for a series and parallel circuit? 2. Would it be possible for the resistance of the circuit to reach zero? 3. what is the difference in current and voltage between a series and parallel circuit?


 * __Graph:__**
 * -** Create graph of resistance (Y axis) vs number of resistors used (X axis). Use 5-6 data points for each circuit.

Calculate the percent difference for both of the circuits.
 * __Percent Difference:__**

__**Sample Lab Report**__