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Physics Assignment Help - Calculating Gravity Using Simple Pendulum

This document describes how to calculate the acceleration due to gravity using a simple pendulum experiment. It explains that the time period of a simple pendulum is related to the length of the pendulum and the acceleration due to gravity. It then outlines the experimental procedure which involves measuring the time period of a pendulum swinging at different lengths and plotting the results to determine the slope and calculate the value of g. The procedure involves setting up a pendulum with a string of known length, measuring the time period over multiple oscillations, and repeating for different string lengths to collect data points for analysis.

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Physics Assignment Help - Calculating Gravity Using Simple Pendulum

This document describes how to calculate the acceleration due to gravity using a simple pendulum experiment. It explains that the time period of a simple pendulum is related to the length of the pendulum and the acceleration due to gravity. It then outlines the experimental procedure which involves measuring the time period of a pendulum swinging at different lengths and plotting the results to determine the slope and calculate the value of g. The procedure involves setting up a pendulum with a string of known length, measuring the time period over multiple oscillations, and repeating for different string lengths to collect data points for analysis.

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Calculating Gravity Using Simple Pendulum The acceleration due to gravitational force on the surface of earth can be determined by using a simple pendulum. Principle: For small angular deflections (upto 15), the time period of a simple pendulum is given by
T = 2 g

or

g = 4 2 2 T

The above equation suggests that the value of gravity 'g' can be obtained by determining the average value of 2 . Experimentally, for different values of length the time period T is T measured and graph is plotted between and T2. The slope of the graph gives the average value of
, which on multiplying with 4 2 gives the value of g. 2 T

Procedure: (i) (ii) The radius of the bob is obtained by vernier callipers. A cotton thread of length about 150 cm is taken. Its one end is connected with the bob and the other end is passed through two half pieces of a cork, which is held firmly in the clamp stand. Ink marks are made at distances 140 cm, 130 cm, 100 cm, 90 cm from the top of the bob.

(iii)

Note that: the length of the hook is included in the measured length. (iv) The stand is placed on the table such that the bob is 2 cm above the floor. With a piece of chalk two mutually perpendicular lines are drawn on the floor: one line AB parallel to the table and the other line CD perpendicular to table. The position of the stand is adjusted so that the bob lies exactly above the intersection O of two lines when at rest and moves parallel to the line AB when oscillates. Two markings E and F are made symmetrically about O at a distance about 3 to 4 cm. It defines the amplitude of oscillation about O. The bob is slowly displaced from O to E or F and then left. The bob oscillates about the point O along the line AB.

(v)

Note that

(vi)

the bob does not spin about its own axis while moving. the bob does not move in a horizontal circle. When the bob reaches O for the first time, the stop watch is started and the time period for 2O complete oscillations is counted. One again the time period for 2O oscillations is counted and the average of the two observations is recorded.

Figure Measurement of acceleration due to gravity by using simple pendulum (vii) The same observations are repeated by successively decreasing the length of the string by 10 cm. In this way, five observations are taken at different length.

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