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Model No. ME-9858

Physical Pendulum Accessory

9

®

3.Angular Momentum

The linear momentum (p) of the car is m

o

v

o

, but in a collision that causes rotation, we have to 

look at the angular momentum 

, where r is the distance from the car (rubber band) up 

to the pivot, and the magnitude of the initial angular momentum of the car about the pivot is 

After the collision, the car is stopped, and the pendulum is rotating with some initial angular 
speed

ω

.  The pendulum has angular momentum 

L=I

ω 

(6).

4. Kinetic Energy

The initial kinetic energy (KE

o

) of the car is 

After the collision, the car is stopped, and the pendulum is rotating with some initial angular 
speed

 ω

.  The pendulum rotational kinetic energy is

5.Potential Energy

When a point mass increases its height by an 
amount 

h

, it increases its gravitational potential 

energy (PE) by an amount 

mgh

.  For a non-point 

mass like the physical pendulum, the distance 

h

 is 

the amount the center of mass moves upward.  

For a complete 180

o

 rotation (Figure 8), that 

distance 

h=2x

, and thus the gain in potential 

energy is

Experiment

1. Adjusting the release height on the track.

Release the car from half the way up the hill, 
so that the pendulum does 

not

 hit the top 

support peg.  Repeat, releasing the car from a higher elevation each time, until the 
pendulum "just" makes it to the top.  You will need to use the marker on the white board to 
keep track of your position.  If you do it just right, you can get the pendulum to stop upside 
down.  If the pendulum hits the top peg and  bounces off, your release point was too high.  

L

rxp

=

L

o

=m

o

v

o

r

(5).

KE

o

=

½

m

o

v

o

2

(7).

KE=

½

I

ω

2

(8).

x

x

h=2x

Before

After

pivot

center of
mass

Figure 8

PE = 2Mgx

(9).

Содержание ME-9858

Страница 1: ...Instruction Manual Manual No 012 08581A Physical Pendulum Accessory Model No ME 9858...

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Страница 3: ...r 6 Part II Record the Pendulum s Mass Length and Radius 6 Part III Collecting Velocity Data 7 Option 1 Measuring the Car s Velocity with Photogates and a Computer Interface 7 Option 2 Measuring the C...

Страница 4: ...with pivot pin 1 003 08577 2 Pivot Rod with Ball Bearings 1 616 101 3 Mass 1 gram 2 648 06505 4 Mass 2 grams 2 648 06506 5 Mass 5 grams 1 648 06507 6 Mass 10 grams 1 648 06508 Additional Equipment Req...

Страница 5: ...tudies of angular momentum linear and rotational kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy The release point of the Mini Car can be adjusted until the pendulum just makes it to the top of its...

Страница 6: ...shown in Figure 3a Use two rubber bands b Release the car backwards with the rubber band part of the bumper in front Note The bumper pin on the end of the pendulum must hit the middle of the rubber b...

Страница 7: ...o that its velocity after the collision is zero The mass needed to do this is independent of the speed of the car but if the car is moving too slowly friction will stop the car any way Start the car a...

Страница 8: ...ust the photogate up and down so that the flag blocks the photogate beam The nuts on the photogate support peg allow the sideways position of the photogate to also be changed For more information see...

Страница 9: ...dulum can experimentally be found by balancing it on a knife s edge but since the pins have negligible mass you can assume its center of mass is at the center l 2 Thus the distance x Figure 7 the dist...

Страница 10: ...mass increases its height by an amount h it increases its gravitational potential energy PE by an amount mgh For a non point mass like the physical pendulum the distance h is the amount the center of...

Страница 11: ...tle friction we can assume conservation of energy as the pendulum swings up to its stopped position at the top Thus the pendulum s total energy at the bottom only rotational KE is equal to its total e...

Страница 12: ...come to DataStudio window double click Create Experiment b In the Sensors list click and drag a Photogate icon to the picture of the interface i e to the same digital channel in which you have the pho...

Страница 13: ...on Copyright Notice The PASCO scientific 012 08581A Physical Pendulum Accessory Manual is copyrighted and all rights reserved However permission is granted to non profit educational institutions for r...

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