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The document outlines three physics experiments: determining the acceleration due to gravity using a simple pendulum, finding the refractive index of a glass block, and measuring the resistivity of a wire. Each experiment includes step-by-step procedures, data collection, and calculations for deriving the required physical quantities. The results from the experiments yield values for gravitational acceleration, refractive index, and resistivity, with specific formulas provided for calculations.

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The document outlines three physics experiments: determining the acceleration due to gravity using a simple pendulum, finding the refractive index of a glass block, and measuring the resistivity of a wire. Each experiment includes step-by-step procedures, data collection, and calculations for deriving the required physical quantities. The results from the experiments yield values for gravitational acceleration, refractive index, and resistivity, with specific formulas provided for calculations.

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535/3 PHYSICS

1. In this experiment you will determine the acceleration due to gravity using a simple
2. pendulum.

a) Suspend the pendulum bob from a retort stand as shown in figure1.


b) Starting with a length ι= 0.30m, displace the bob through a small angle and release it.
c) Determine the time for 20 oscillations
d) Determine the periodic time T for the one oscillation.
e) Repeat procedures (b) to (d) for the values of ι = 0.40, 0.50, 0.60, 0.70 and 0.80m.
f) Record your results in a suitable table including values of T2.
g) Plot a graph of T2 against ι
h) Find the slope s of the graph.
i) Calculate the acceleration due to gravity (g) from the expression
2
4π
S=
g

(cm) t(s) T(s) T2(S2)


0.30 22.0 1.10 1.21
0.40 27.0 1.35 1.82
0.50 29.0 1.45 2.10
0.60 32.0 1.60 2.56
0.70 34.0 1.70 2.89
0.80 35.0 1.78 3.16

3.26−1.18
s=
0.83−0.21

s=3.36

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2 2
4π 4π
g= =
s 3.36

g=11.7ms-2

3. In this experiment, you will determine the refractive index n of the material of the glass
block provided

a) Fix a white sheet of paper on a soft board using drawing pins.


b) Place a glass block on a white sheet of paper with its broad face upwards and trace its
outline ABCD.
c) Remove the glass block
d) Draw a normal PR at 0, 2m from AD
e) Draw a line IO such that angle i= 100
f) Fix pins P1, and P2 vertically along I O
g) Replace the glass block on its outline
h) Looking through side DC fix pins P3 and P4 such that they appear to be in a straight line
with the images of P1 and P2 as shown in figure 2
i) Remove the glass block and the pins and draw a straight line, through P3 and P4 to meet
DC at Q.
j) Join Q to O and measure distance Q call it x
k) Produce the line through pin marks P3 and P4 to meet the normal at K
l) Measure distances t and y
m) Repeat procedures (e) to (l) for values of i = 200 ,300 ,40 0,500 and 600
t t
n) Record your results in a suitable table including values of and
y x

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t t
o) Plot a graph of against
y x
p) Find the slope n of the graph

I(0) T(cm Y(cm) x (cm) t t


) y e
10 0.9 5.0 6.7 0.18 0.134
0
20 1.5 4.5 6.8 0.33 0.221
3
30 2.3 4.3 7.0 0.54 0.329
5
40 3.1 4.6 7.4 0.67 0.419
4
50 4.2 5.3 7.8 0.79 0.538
2
60 5.2 5.8 8.4 0.89 0.619
7

1.040−0.100
n=
0.700−0.70

0.94
n=
0.63

n = 1.49

HAND IN YOUR TRACING PAPER TOGETHER WITH OTHER ANSWER SHEETS

4. In this experiment you will determine the resistivity ρ of the bare wire provided

a) Connect the cell, ammeter, voltmeter, switch and the bare wire as shown in figure 3
b) Adjust the length ι of the bare wire equal to 10.0cm.

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c) Close the switch K
d) Read and record the voltmeter reading V and the ammeter reading A
e) Open the switch K
f) Repeat procedures (b) to (e) for values of l= 20,30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 cm
V
g) Record your results in a suitable table including values of
I
V
h) Plot a graph of againstι .
I
i) Find the slope s of the graph.
j) Calculate the resistivity ρ of the wire from the expression ρ = 5.4106 x 10-5 s

ι(cm) V(v) I (A) V


(Ω)
I
10 0.55 0.56 0.98
20 0.75 0.42 1.79
30 0.85 0.36 2.36
40 0.95 0.30 3.17
50 1.05 0.26 4.04
60 1.10 0.24 4.58
70 1.15 0.22 5.23

5.5−0.51
s=
74−30
s=0.0703

∫ ¿ 5.4106 x 10−5 s
∫ 5.4106 x 10−5 x 0.0703
∫ ¿ 3.803 x 10−6Ωm

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