PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA
HEBBAL
PHYSICS INVESTIGATORY
PROJECT 2024-25
Topic : Colour code for Resistores
Submitted by: Adithya Akash
Class: 12 B
Roll No:1217
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that Adithya Akash
student of class 12B successfully
completed the physics investigatory
project under the guidence of SMT.Nisha
M Mohan(PGT Physics) on the topic
Colour code of resistors during academic
year 2024-25
Nisha M Mohan Principal
(PGT Physics) (Mr Anand
Prakesh
Internal examiner Semwal)
External Examiner
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express my special thanks
to my Physics teacher Smt.Nisha M
Mohan aswell as our Principal sir, Mr
Anand Prakesh Semwal who gave me the
opportunity to do this project on the topic
Colour code of Resistors
INDEX
S.NO PAGE NO
1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 3
5. 4-5
6. 6
7.
6
8. 7
9. 8
10. 8
11. 8
AIM:
To study the system of colour coding which
is used to indicate the resistance value of
carbon resistors. To measure the
resistances of different resistors by colour
code system.
MATERIALS REQ UIRED:
1.Carbon resistors
Theory :-
The body colour of resistor indicates the
first digit of resistance, one end or tip
indicates the second digit and the dot colour
near the center of the resistor represents the
number ofzeros following the first two
digits (fig 1)
Tip colour Body colour Dot colour
Fig. 1
The colour bands painted on the body of
the resistors indicate the values. The
colour bands are readfrom left to right
from one end, which has the band closure
to it. (fig 2)
Significant digits No. of zeros or multiplier
1234
Colour bands
Fig. 2
The first three bands give the resistance value.
The first and second bands indicate the first and
second significant digits while the third band
gives the number ofzeros , which follows the
first two digits. In case the third band is gold or
silver, it represents a multiplying factor ofO.1
or 0.01 respectively. Ifhowever the third band
is black, it means, do not add zeros to the first
two digits. The resulting number is the
resistance in ohms.
The fourth band represents the error in value
called tolerance. If the fourth band is gold, it
means a tolerance of± 5%, where as fourth band
is silver means a resistance of tolerance of±
10% Absence offourth band means a resistance
of tolerance of± 20%.
The first three bands represent the usual
resistance of the resistor. The first and second
bands indicate the digits and the third band
indicates the number ofzeros following the
two digits. The fourth band gives tolerance.
The fifth band gives reliability level.
The first band close to one edge indicates the
first digit in the numerical value ofthe resistor.
PROCEDURE
1.First the resistance of the given resistor is
measured according to the colour code
system, including tolerance
2. The values are to be noted in the in the
table.
OBSERVATIONS:-
S.No BAND-I BAND-2 BAND-3 TOLERANCÉ RESISTANCE
BANN
1 BROWN BLACK BROWN GOLD 5% 100 Q ±
2 BROWN BLACK RED GOLD 5%
3 BROWN BLACK ORANGE GOLD 5%
4 ORANGE ORANGE BROWN GOLD 5% 330 Q ±
5 RED RED RED COLD 5%
6 BROWN BLACK ORANGE GOLD 5%
7 YELLOW BLUE RED GOLD 5%
8 YELLOW BLACK ORANGE GOLD 5%
9 BROWN BLACK RED GOLD 5%
DIAGRAM:-
PRECAUTIONS : -
1) Care should be taken in deciding the first
edge.
2) Tolerance can also be taken into
consideration while measuring resistance as
per colour code.
SOURCE OF ERROR:-
1) Misinterpreting the colour bands due to
similar shades(e.g., confusion between red
and brown).
2) Resistors have inherent tolerance values
indicated by the last colour band.
BILBLIOGRAPHY:-
1)https://ncert.nic.in/ncerts///leph103.pdf
