Virtual Laboratory: Ideal Gas Law

Part 2

While there are several different kinds of experiments to do in this general circuit applet, not all of them work correctly (yet).

For this procedure select the Kirchoff Loop Rule Applet.

Procedure

Drag the 15 Volte battery to the red rectangle and drop it there.
Grab the ON/OFf switch and move it to the right of the resistor labelled 4 and drop it there.
Toggle the switch to the ON position so that the current flows.
In this circuit the Voltage is 15 Volts and each of the resistors has units of Ohms. Notice in the right hand object panel there is a drill. That drill requires an operating voltage of 6 Volts. If too much voltage goes to the drill it will blow up - if insufficient voltage is available it will not operate. The drill can be placed at any of the four "corners" of the circuit. Remembering OHMS law do the following:
- What is the total current that must be running through this loop?
- Since the Voltage is dropping across each resistor, you should be able to determine which corner in this loop is the location at which the drill will operate. Determine that corner and explain why it operates there and not at other locations.
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