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Date:............. Month:.............. Year:.................. Laboratory: ............................
Experiment No. 1:
DETERMINATION OF THE MOMENT OF
INERTIA OF A WHEEL AND THE FRICTIONAL
FORCE IN THE ROTATION AXIS
Student Full Name
Group:
Instructor's Comments
1.
Day:
2.
Period:
3.
A PREPARATION QUESTIONS
1.State and write the fundamental equation of rotational motion for a rigid body about a fixed axis. Explain the
significance of the moment of inertia and its units
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2.Image of the experimental setup (you may use a hand drawing or print, cut, and paste an image below, then label
the main components).
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3.Briefly present the steps to collect data.
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4. What are the quantities to be determined in this experiment? Which physical laws or physics knowledge are
applied in this experiment? Write the relevant formulas.
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5. State the main structure of a vernier caliper. Briefly describe how to read a value on a vernier caliper.
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B. DATA PROCESSING - PRESENTATION OF RESULTS:
1. Objectives of the Experiment:
Knowledge:..................................................................................................................................................
Skills and Attitude:....................................................................................................................................
2. Data Table:
- Mass of the weight: m = ( ............................ ± 0,0003).10
-1
kg.
- Acceleration: g = (9,81 ±
0,03) m/s
2
.
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Accuracy of the vernier caliper:
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Accuracy of the MC-963A timer:
…………
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Accuracy of the millimeter ruler T:
…………
- Highest position of the bottom of the weight: …… Lowest position:
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Trial
d (mm)
Δd(mm)
Δt (s)
Z
C
(mm)
ΔZc
(mm)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Average
h
1
:
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h
2
:
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3.Calculate the Axis Frictional Force
a. Calculate the average value f
ms
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b. Calculate the errors: ΔZA, ΔZB, ΔZc, Δh1 , Δh2, Δd, Δt
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c. Calculate the errors of f
ms
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d. Write the measurement result for frictional force f
ms
:
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4. Calculate the Moment of Inertia of the Wheel and Rotation Axis
a. Calculate the average value of the moment of inertia I
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b. Calculate the errors of the moment of inertia I.
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c. Write the measurement result for the moment of inertia I:
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Date:............. Month:.............. Year:..................
Laboratory: ............................ Experiment No. 1:
DETERMINATION OF THE MOMENT OF
INERTIA OF A WHEEL AND THE FRICTIONAL
FORCE IN THE ROTATION AXIS Student Full Name Group: Instructor's Comments 1. Day: 2. Period: 3.
A – PREPARATION QUESTIONS
1.State and write the fundamental equation of rotational motion for a rigid body about a fixed axis. Explain the
significance of the moment of inertia and its units
.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................................................... .....................................................................
2.Image of the experimental setup (you may use a hand drawing or print, cut, and paste an image below, then label the main components).
............................................................................................................................. ...................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................................................... .....................................................................
3.Briefly present the steps to collect data.
...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................ ....................................................................
4. What are the quantities to be determined in this experiment? Which physical laws or physics knowledge are
applied in this experiment? Write the relevant formulas.
............................................................................................................................. ...................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................. ...................................................................................................
5. State the main structure of a vernier caliper. Briefly describe how to read a value on a vernier caliper.
............................................................................................................................. ...................................................................................................
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B. DATA PROCESSING - PRESENTATION OF RESULTS:
1. Objectives of the Experiment:
Knowledge:..................................................................................................................................................
Skills and Attitude:.................................................................................................................................... 2. Data Table:
- Mass of the weight: m = ( ............................ ± 0,0003).10-1 kg.
- Acceleration: g = (9,81 ± 0,03) m/s2.
- Accuracy of the vernier caliper: ………………
- Accuracy of the MC-963A timer: ………………
- Accuracy of the millimeter ruler T: ………………
- Highest position of the bottom of the weight: ……………………………… Lowest position:
……………………………… Trial d (mm) Δd(mm) t (s) Δt (s) ZC (mm) ΔZc (mm) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Average
h1:………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………… →h2:
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3.Calculate the Axis Frictional Force
a. Calculate the average value fms
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b. Calculate the errors: ΔZA, ΔZB, ΔZc, Δh1 , Δh2, Δd, Δt
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c. Calculate the errors of fms
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d. Write the measurement result for frictional force fms:
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4. Calculate the Moment of Inertia of the Wheel and Rotation Axis
a. Calculate the average value of the moment of inertia I
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b. Calculate the errors of the moment of inertia I.
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c. Write the measurement result for the moment of inertia I:
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  • A – PREPARATION QUESTIONS