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Instruction Manual

Manual No. 012-08862

Discover Centripetal 

Force Kit

Model No. ME-9837

Summary of Contents for ME-9837

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual Manual No 012 08862 Discover Centripetal Force Kit Model No ME 9837...

Page 2: ...Introduction 4 Equipment Setup 5 The Classic Centripetal Force Lab 6 Velocity versus Force 8 Velocity versus Mass 9 Velocity versus Radius 10 Questions 11 Demonstrations 11 Appendix A Technical Suppor...

Page 3: ...ber stoppers sizes 6 8 10 11 5 and 13 2 Hollow tube 2 3 Plastic ties 10 4 Yellow string 73 m ME 9876 Additional Equipment Recommended Safety goggles Marking pen Force Sensor CI 6746 or PS 2104 Hooked...

Page 4: ...is important for students to identify the agent for each force that contributes to the centripetal force net force for an object moving in uniform circular motion The table below gives examples of th...

Page 5: ...iment 4 Tie a loop at the other end of the string and hook a mass through the loop Important Please follow these SAFETY guidelines Put on safety goggles Make sure that no one is standing close to avoi...

Page 6: ...ocity v The independent variables are the radius r the hanging weight determined by the hanging mass mh and the spinning mass ms When the velocity is plotted as a function of one of the independent va...

Page 7: ...ity of the spinning mass measure the period T and the radius r To find the period divide the time of the 10 full rotations by 10 To calculate the linear velocity v use the following equation In order...

Page 8: ...he corresponding velocities for different hanging masses A graph of Force versus Velocity should yield a square root graph and a relationship of where k1 is a constant Sample Data The following data i...

Page 9: ...d the corresponding velocity for different spinning masses A graph of Velocity versus Ms should yield a graph with the relationship of where k2 is a constant Sample Data The following data is for a ha...

Page 10: ...corresponding velocity for different radii A graph of Velocity versus Radius should yield a graph with a relationship of where k3 is a constant Sample Data The following data is for a hanging mass of...

Page 11: ...al expression describe the relationship between mass and velocity in uniform circular motion 3 Using words and a mathematical expression describe the relationship between radius and velocity in unifor...

Page 12: ...the Force Sensor are roughly equal to the centripetal force Have an assistant hold the sensor Move it up or down to change the radius Demonstration Using a Newton Spring Scale Set up the Discover Cent...

Page 13: ...nd Warranty Information Copyright Notice The PASCO scientific 012 08862A Discover Centripetal Force Manual is copyrighted and all rights reserved However permission is granted to non profit educationa...

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