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Lab Activity Katers Pendulum

This document describes an experiment using Kater's pendulum to determine the acceleration due to gravity. The experiment involves measuring the time periods of a pendulum oscillating about two knife edges and using the measured time periods in an equation to calculate the value of g. The calculated average value of g was found to be 9.2071 m/s^2 with a percentage error of 6.05% compared to the standard value of 9.8 m/s^2.

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Lab Activity Katers Pendulum

This document describes an experiment using Kater's pendulum to determine the acceleration due to gravity. The experiment involves measuring the time periods of a pendulum oscillating about two knife edges and using the measured time periods in an equation to calculate the value of g. The calculated average value of g was found to be 9.2071 m/s^2 with a percentage error of 6.05% compared to the standard value of 9.8 m/s^2.

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NAME : DEVENDRA DARJI

LAB ACTIVITY
(Determination of g using Kater's pendulum)

AIM:-
To determine the value of acceleration
due to gravity with Kater’s pendulum.

Apparatus used:
Kater’s pendulum, a stop watch and
a meter rod.

EXPERIMENTAL SETUP:
OBSERVATION:

Table 1 - for time period T1(oscillation


about K1):
Sr. Number of Time of Time Mean
No Oscillation Oscillation period T1
(n) t1(sec) T1=t1/n (sec)
1. 15 (1) 30.978 (1) 2.065
(2) 30.696 (2) 2.046 2.05
(3) 30.789 (3) 2.052
2. 20 (1) 41.800 (1) 2.09
(2) 41.525 (2) 2.076 2.09
(3) 42.084 (3) 2.104
3. 25 (1) 52.077 (1) 2.083
(2) 52.208 (2) 2.088 2.08
(3) 51.915 (3) 2.076

Table 2 - for time period T2(oscillation


about K2):

Sr. Number of Time of Time Mean


No Oscillation Oscillation period T2
(n) T2(sec) T2=t2/n (sec)
1. 15 (1) 30.764 (1) 2.050
(2) 30.792 (2) 2.052 2.05
(3) 30.881 (3) 2.058
2. 20 (1) 41.659 (1) 2.082
(2) 41.446 (2) 2.072 2.07
(3) 41.706 (3) 2.085
3. 25 (1) 52.393 (1) 2.095
(2) 52.079 (2) 2.083 2.08
(3) 51.615 (3) 2.064

FORMULA:
The following formula is used for the
determination of acceleration due to gravity ‘g’:
Here,
T1: time periods of the oscillating pendulum from
knife-edge K1
T2: time periods of the oscillating pendulum from
knife-edge K2
l1: distances between knife-edges K1 and CG of the
pendulum
l2: distances between knife-edges K2 and CG of the
pendulum

When T1 and T2 are very close to each other


(difference less than 1 percent), the above
expression
CALCULATON:
As we know T1 and T2 are very close to
each other (from our table 1st and table
2nd)
Then we use the expression
there: l1+l2 = 100

g1 = 8π^2
[(2.05)^2 + (2.05)^2]/100
= 939.003

g2 = 8π^2
[(2.09)^2 + (2.07)^2]/100
= 911.554
g3 = 8π^2
[(2.08)^2 + (2.08)^2]/100
= 911.575
g(avg.) = (g1+g2+g3)/3
= 920.71 cm/sec^2

RESULTS:
Acceleration due to gravity ‘g’= 9.2071 m/s2
Standard value of ‘g’ = 9.8 m/s2

PERSENTAGE ERROR:

= [(9.8 - 9.2071)/9.8]*100
= 6.05%

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