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Currents Through Parallel Resistors

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Select Resistors Find the 220W and the 470W resistors from your parts kit.

Now, find the 220W resistor.

Example: 470 W resistor

4 = yellow7 = violetAdd 1 zero to 47 to make 470, so 1 = brown

So, 470 = yellow, violet, brown

color digit

black 0

brown 1

red 2

orange 3

yellow 4

green 5

blue 6

violet 7

gray 8

white 9

firstdigit

seconddigit

numberof zeros

tolerancegold = ±5%

silver = ±20%

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build the parallel circuit belowmeasure the total current from the power source

Compute the current after you make your measurement.

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current flow

Vo=5V

470W

220W

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𝑅𝑒𝑞=1

1220Ω

+1

470Ω

=149.9Ω𝑉=𝐼 ∙𝑅𝑜𝑟 𝐼=𝑉𝑅

𝐼=𝑉𝑅𝑒𝑞

=¿

use Ohm’s law:

5𝑉149.9Ω

=0.033 𝐴compare

Compute the current after you make your measurement.

current flow

Vo=5V

470W

220W

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modify the parallel circuit as showmeasure the total current through the 220Ω resistor

𝑉=𝐼 ∙𝑅𝑜𝑟 𝐼=𝑉𝑅=¿

use Ohm’s law:5𝑉220Ω

=0.023 𝐴 compare

Compute the current after you make your measurement.

Vo=5V

470W

220W

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-

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+

+

currentmeasurement

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modify the parallel circuit as showmeasure the current through the 470Ω resistor

𝑉=𝐼 ∙𝑅𝑜𝑟 𝐼=𝑉𝑅=¿5𝑉470Ω

=0.011 𝐴compare

use Ohm’s law:

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I = 22.7 mA

I =

10.7

mA

more current goes through smaller resistor

I =

33 m

A

Vo=5V

470W

220W

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check for conservation of charge

Kirchoff’s Current Law (KCL)The algebraic sum of currents entering a node is zero.

Current In = Current Out