EXPERIMENT 5 Series Resonance in AC Circuits Figure 1

Physics 112 Laboratory Exp. 5 – Series Resonance in AC Circuits (2004 Fall)
Question Four:
Compare the following three results from your data:
a. The frequency at which V L+C is a minimum.
b. The frequency at which X L = X C .
c. The frequency at which the current is a maximum.
Question Five:
From your results suggest alternative definitions of the resonant frequency of
an RLC series circuit.
Final Conclusions
At the end of your Lab Report, cover the following topics in separate, concise paragraphs
1. The Experimental Results, including the measurement uncertainties ('errors').
2. The Sources contributing to the Uncertainty in the final result(s), including
estimates for the magnitudes and sources of systematic and random errors.
3. Summary of what you have leant from this experiment, and how it relates to the
Objectives and Theory behind the experiment.
END OF EXPERIMENT
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