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Lab Sheet 01 - Simple Pendulum

This document provides the objectives, apparatus, procedure, observations, graphs and calculations, and discussion sections for a laboratory experiment on the simple pendulum. The objectives are to study the motion, period, frequency, and amplitude of a simple pendulum and determine gravitational acceleration. Students will collect data on period with varying mass, length, and amplitude and graph the relationships. They will also calculate gravitational acceleration and discuss sources of error between theoretical and experimental results.

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Lab Sheet 01 - Simple Pendulum

This document provides the objectives, apparatus, procedure, observations, graphs and calculations, and discussion sections for a laboratory experiment on the simple pendulum. The objectives are to study the motion, period, frequency, and amplitude of a simple pendulum and determine gravitational acceleration. Students will collect data on period with varying mass, length, and amplitude and graph the relationships. They will also calculate gravitational acceleration and discuss sources of error between theoretical and experimental results.

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Engineering Physics II_ EPHY-2143

Laboratory Practical Sheet 01


Session 01 – Simple Pendulum
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Time allocation: 3 hrs

Objectives
• The purposes of this experiment are:
o to study the motion of a simple pendulum
o to study simple harmonic motion
o to learn the definitions of period, frequency, and amplitude
o to learn the relationships between the period, frequency, amplitude
and length of a simple pendulum and
o to determine the acceleration due to gravity using the theory, results,
and analysis of this experiment.

Apparatus and Materials


• You are provided with the following materials and units to set up a suitable
Apparatus to perform the experiment.
o Support Stands
o 4 m of string
o Weights - 50 g, 100 g and 200 g
o Meter ruler
o Protractor
o Digital stopwatch

Procedure

1. The simple pendulum is composed of a small spherical ball suspended by a


long, light string which is attached to a support stand by a string clamp. The
string should be approximately 125 cm long and should be clamped by the
string clamp between the two flat pieces of metal so that the string always
pivots about the same point.
2. Measure the length of the pendulum using the meter ruler. The length of the
pendulum is equal to the length between the string suspended point and the
center of gravity of the suspended mass.
3. Displace the pendulum about 5º from its equilibrium position and let it swing
back and forth. Measure the total time that it takes to make 25 complete
oscillations.
4. Perform the test increasing the suspended weight.
5. For the next step select a weight from the above. Change the length of the
string by 0.1 m and measure the total time taken for 25 complete oscillations.
6. Collect three sets of data by changing the length of the string.
7. Graph the period of the pendulum as a function of its length and mass
separately.
8. Adjust the length of the pendulum to about 0.8 m. Measure the period of the
pendulum when it is displaced 5°, 10°, 15°, 20°, 25°, 30°, 40°, 50°, and 60° from

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its equilibrium position. Make a table to record the period T as a function of


the amplitude A.
9. Make a graph of the period versus the amplitude
10. Considering the graph of period vs. pendulum length to calculate the
gravitational acceleration.

Observations

• Make use of appropriate tables to include the experimental data.

Graphs and Calculations

• Following graphs should be included.


o Period vs. Pendulum Length
o Period vs. Pendulum Mass
o Period vs. Amplitude
• Measure the percentage difference of your experimental results with the
theoretical results, using the following equation.
(Experimental Result − Theoretical Result)
o % Difference = x 100%
Theoretical Result

Discussion

• Discuss the following points in your discussion


o What assumptions were made?
o What effect does the mass of the ball have on the period of a simple
pendulum?
o What effect does the length of the pendulum have on the period of a
simple pendulum?
o What effect does amplitude have on the period of a simple pendulum?
o What caused the difference between the theoretical and experimental
results obtained for gravitational acceleration?
o How would the period of a simple pendulum be affected if it were
located on the moon instead of the earth?
o What effect would the temperature have on the time kept by a
pendulum clock if the pendulum rod increases in length with an
increase in temperature?
Conclusion

• Include your final conclusions.

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