Electric Potential

PRELAB

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The following questions refer to the material you were to read in preparation for the lab.

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1. Multiple Choice

If you wire up the configuration shown above, will the bulb light with the switch open (i.e. so no contact between the wires is made)? Closed? Explain.
Yes. Yes. It lights up regardless.
Yes. No. It lights up only when open.
No. Yes. It lights up only when closed.
No. No. It never lights.

2. Electric Models

Make a selection from one of the "models" for current flow given in the above 4 figures. Write in the textbox a full description of the model you chose (or modify the model as you see fit). You will be testing the validity of your choice in the procedure. (You may choose a different model from your lab partner.)

Below is a space for your thoughts, including general comments about today's lab (what didn't work, what didn't make sense, what we should spend class time on, what was "cool", etc.):

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