Lab 5

Lab5 3 EXPERIMENT 1: CAPACITORS IN SERIES AND PARALLEL Data Tables Table 2: Snap Circuits Capacitance Data Trial Capacitance 1 Time (s) Capacitance 2 Time (s) Capacitance 3 Time (s) Capacitance 4 Time (s) 1 1.75 0.900 0.890 2.23 2 1.88 0.784 0.990 2.12 3 1.86 0.765 0.710 2.15 4 2.09 0.984 1.020 2.16 5 2.04 1.04 1.09\ 2.12 6 2.00 1.09 1.02 2.11 7 1.77 1.10 1.04 2.11 8 1.98 0.760 1.20 2.10 9 1.97 0.850 1.10 2.10 10 2.10 0.980 0.890 2.12 Average 1.94 0.832 0.608 1.70 Post-Lab Questions 1. How did the behavior of the LED change when you added the second capacitor in Part 1?  The light shining decreased so it has less capacitor. 2. After adding the 100 μF capacitor in Part 1, are the capacitors in series or in parallel? Use data to support your answer. Calculate the equivalent capacitance. As I learned previously and proofed in the previous lab that when the capacitors are in series the light won’t be strong. 3. How did the behavior of the LED change when you added the second capacitor in Part 2? © eScience Labs, 2019

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