The document outlines an experiment to investigate how the period of a simple pendulum varies with length and mass. It describes procedures to collect data on the period of pendulums with varying lengths (60cm, 40cm, 20cm) and masses (100g, 200g) by timing 10 oscillations and calculating the average period. The results will be recorded in tables and a graph of T2 versus length will be plotted.
The document outlines an experiment to investigate how the period of a simple pendulum varies with length and mass. It describes procedures to collect data on the period of pendulums with varying lengths (60cm, 40cm, 20cm) and masses (100g, 200g) by timing 10 oscillations and calculating the average period. The results will be recorded in tables and a graph of T2 versus length will be plotted.
The document outlines an experiment to investigate how the period of a simple pendulum varies with length and mass. It describes procedures to collect data on the period of pendulums with varying lengths (60cm, 40cm, 20cm) and masses (100g, 200g) by timing 10 oscillations and calculating the average period. The results will be recorded in tables and a graph of T2 versus length will be plotted.
The document outlines an experiment to investigate how the period of a simple pendulum varies with length and mass. It describes procedures to collect data on the period of pendulums with varying lengths (60cm, 40cm, 20cm) and masses (100g, 200g) by timing 10 oscillations and calculating the average period. The results will be recorded in tables and a graph of T2 versus length will be plotted.
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Title : Period of a simple pendulum
Aim : To investigate how the period of simple pendulum varies with -
a) length b) mass Variables : Manipulated – a) length of pendulum b) mass of pendulum Responding - period of pendulum Constant – gravitational acceleration, g
Setup :
Procedure :
A. Length of pendulum
1. Attach a small metal ball (called a bob) to a piece of string of 60cm ,and suspend it as shown in the figure above.
2. Pull the bob a small distance to one side and release it so that it oscillates to an fro through a small angle.
3. Find the time for the bob to make 10 complete oscillations using a stopwatch One complete oscillation/cycle is from C to B to A to B to C The time for one oscillation is the period T. The frequency f of the oscillations is the number of complete oscillations per second , 1/T.
4. Repeat the timing a few times for the same number of oscillations and work out the average. 5. Steps 1- 4 are repeated with string length of 40cm and 20 cm. 6. Record your results in the table given below. 7. Using graph paper, plot a graph of T2 versus l . Draw a best fit line
Length of Time taken for 10 Period of T2
string, l / cm oscillation, t (s) oscillation (s2 ) t1 t2 Average, t T 60.0
40.0
20.0
B. Mass of the pendulum
1. Attach a small metal ball (called a bob) of 100g to a piece of string of 20cm ,and suspend it as shown in the figure above.
2. Pull the bob a small distance to one side and release it so that it oscillates to an fro through a small angle.
3. Find the time for the bob to make 10 complete oscillations using a stopwatch. 4. Repeat the timing a few times for the same number of oscillations and work out the average. 5. Steps 1- 4 are repeated with mass of pendulum of 200g. 6. Record your results in the table given below.
Mass of Time taken for 10 Period of T2
pendulum, oscillation, t (s) oscillation (s2 ) ,m/g t1 t2 Average, t T 100.0
