K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments

This section introduces basic electric circuits, examples of series and parallel circuits, and a variety of effects produced by electrical currents.

Articles
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	K6-01 SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - TWO BULBS Demonstrates the effect of series and parallel connections of two identical light bulbs
	K6-02: SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - FIVE BULBS Demonstrate combinations of series and parallel light bulbs.
	K6-03 SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - BATTERY AND CLIP-ON WIRES Shows voltages and currents in series & parallel circuits
	K6-11 CIRCUIT PARADOXES Series-parallel circuits to encourage dicussion about DC circuits
	K6-12: SERIES/PARALLEL LIGHT CIRCUIT CONUNDRUM Test your ability to analyze series/parallel circuit.
	K6-21: HEATING IN CURRENT-CARRYING WIRE Show the conversion of electrical energy into heat.
	K6-22: ENERGY CONVERSION - IMMERSION HEATER Demonstrate quantitatively the conversion of electrical energy into heat.
	K6-32: POTENTIOMETER Find an unknown EMF using a voltage divider.
	K6-33: WHEATSTONE BRIDGE Demonstrate operation of a Wheatstone bridge.
	K6-35: VOLTAGE DIVIDER Show how a voltage divider can be used to produce any voltage up to the maximum of the source.
	K6-36: VISIBLE AMMETER See some of the important parts inside an ammeter.
	K6-41: DIODE RECTIFIERS AND FILTERS Demonstrate rectification of 60 Hz AC by a diode and by a bridge rectifier.
	K6-42: SINE WAVE AND RECTIFIED SINE WAVE Show the AC output from a generator and how it is converted to full-wave rectified AC using a split ring commutator.
	K6-51: KIRCHHOFF'S LAWS Apply Kirchhoff's laws to a simple two-loop problem.
	K6-52: IMPEDANCE MATCHING - BATTERY AND JOULEMETER Demonstrate that the power transmission is maximized when the source impedance and the load impedance are equal.