Physics AS Experiments

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  • Created on: 13-05-12 00:03

Determine speed and acceleration, for example use

Light Gate, Clampstand, Ruler, Card, Computer

 -Set up clampstand with lightgate attached connected to a data logger.

 -Have a ruler clamped above the lightgate.

1. At a particular height, drop an object through the light gate and record the velocity from the data logger.
2. Repeat at a range of displacements.
3. Draw graph of Velocity/time
4. Gradient of graph should be equal to 'g'
 

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Determine speed and acceleration, for example use

diagram of apparatus (http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/sites/default/files/images/Investigating%20free%20fall%20with%20a%20light%20gate_344.jpg)

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Strobe photography or video camera to analyse moti

Steel ball (2.5 cm in diameter is ideal), Camera and multiflash system, Retort stand and boss, Lamp, 500 W

Making the image 
a 
Set up the multiflash system.b Start the camera and multiflash system and then launch the ball by rolling it along the bench, so that it rolls off. 

Analyzing the image 
c Use the horizontal and vertical scales to compare the horizontal and vertical spacings of the ball images. 
d Describe what happens to the horizontal spacings between each position of the ball. 
e Describe how the vertical spacings change. 

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How to find the coefficient of viscosity of a flui

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How to find young’s modulus of a material

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How to find the tensile strength of a material

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