Singh 1

Experiment 1 (Current Flow)

Paramveer Singh

TEJ2O0-B
Mr.Savage-shaw
April 26th,2016

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Lab 1
Purpose
To investigate the flow of current in an electronic circuit.
Hypothesis
If the resistance increases, then the LED becomes dimmer.
If the resistance decreases, then the LED becomes brighter.

Materials
1. 1 SK-50 breading board socket
2. 1 battery
3. One 100ohm resistor
4. One 1000ohm resistor
5. One 1000000 ohm resistor
6. One 460 ohm resistor
7. One 47000 ohm resistor
Procedure
1. The circuit was assembled by creating a current from the positive to the negative of the
breadboard with a 100ohm resistor and light in it.
2. The brightness of the LED, the resistance in the current and the amperage of the current
were recorded.
3. The 100ohm resistor on the circuit was changed to a 1000ohm one.
4. The brightness of the LED, the resistance in the current and the amperage of the current
were recorded.
5. Steps one and two were repeated with a 1000000ohm resistor,460ohm resistor and
47000ohm resistor.

Observation
Resistor Resistance

LED Brightness

Amperage

100ohm

Bright

0.05 amps

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1000ohm

Was less brighter than

100ohm circuit

0.005 amps

1000000ohm

Did not light

0.000005 amps

460ohm

Looked to be slightly
brighter than the 100ohm
circuit

0.010869565amps

47000ohm

Light was extremely dim

and could only be observed
in a dark environment

0.000106383amps

Discussion
1) As the resistors were changed, the LED emitted different levels of light. As the resistance
increased, the amperage decreased -making the light dimmer -and as the resistance
decreased, the amperage increased, making the LED glow brighter. These observations
are accurate to ohms law which states that resistance and amperage are related to one
another and change proportionally.

2) If the resistance increases than the amperage decreases causing the LED to glow dimmer.

If the resistance decreases than the amperage increases causing the LED to glow brighter.

Conclusion
In conclusion, the hypothesis was correct and the LED grew dimmer or brighter as the resistance
changed. This happened because the different resistors would restrict more or less electrical
current (on the breadboard) and in turn cause the light to receive more or less amperage and glow
dimmer or brighter. As the resistance increased the amperage decreased which made the light
dimmer . As the resistance decreased the amperage increased causing the light to brighten.

Lab 2
Observation
Diode
Black of right
Black on left

LED
Lights up
No Light

Diode
Banner to the right
Banner to the left

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Discussion
If the components were flipped than the circuit would not work for this error would not enable
current flow.
Conclusion
If the blue is to the right, then the electric current will flow in a circuit. If the blue is on the left,
then the electric current will not flow in a circuit.

Lab 3
Observation
Circuit
A
B
C

LED Brightness
Less Bright
Less Bright
Bright

Discussion
One is a parallel circuit while the other is a series.
Conclusion
Circuit A had a less bright LED, circuit B had a less bright LED and circuit C had a bright LED.

Lab 4a
Observation
Input
High
Low

LED
Off
On

Conclusion
In the high input the circuit is complete. The circuit is not complete in the other input because
there is not negative.
Lab 4b
Observation
Input
High
Low

LED
Bright
No Light

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Discussion
When the current is positive it moves through the transistor. It does not move through it when it
is negative.
Conclusion
Input negative means it does not move through the transistor.

Lab 5
Observation
Pin Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

LED Segment on
A
F
No connection

Dot above 8
E
D
Dot above 8
C
G
B
DNC

Lab 6
Observation
Input A
High
High
Low
Low

Lab 7
Observation

Input B
High
Low
High
Low

Output
ON
ON
OFF
OFF

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Input A
High
High
Low
Low

Input B
High
Low
High
Low

Output
ON
ON
ON
OFF

Lab 8
Observation
High
Low

off
on

Discussion
There would be no input in positive.
Conclusion
The device flips high values to low and low values to high.

Lab 9
Observation
Input A
High
High
Low
Low

Input B
High
Low
High
Low

LED
OFF
ON
ON
ON

Discussion
Only inputs with low were able to turn on.
Lab 10
Observation
Input A
High
High
Low
Low

Input B
High
Low
High
Low

Output
Off
Off
Off
On

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Discussion
1. The input states that are required to obtain an output at 5 volts will only be on if both
inputs are on the low value, causing the LED to be on.
2. The input states that are required to obtain an output at 0 volts is when at least one of the
inputs has high.
3. The N meant not.
4. NOR is an inverted OR.
Conclusion
Lab 11
Observation
Input A
High (1)
High (1)
Low (0)
Low (0)

Input B
High (1)
Low (0)
High (1)
Low (0)

Output
Off
On
On
Off

Discussion
1) Input A and B must be opposite for board to work.
Lab 16
Observations
R2
47 k
100 k
470 k
680 k
1M
Discussion

Time sec/ LED cycle

0.10
0.30
0.79
0.90
1.00

1. As the resistance increases, the time between blinks increases.

2. It would be used as something to measure time.
3. As the resistance changes, the time between blinks changes.