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Washer Experiment Lab

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Purpose To determine whether the mass of washer or the length of the string effect the period most. Hypothesis Based on my knowledge, I think the length of the string is effecter than the mass. Because if two string have the same angel begins with. The one with the long length of the string swing scope is longer, which I think it should take one time to complete one period. Materials Needed Strings washers Physics stand Digital timer rulers Procedure We separate this lab into two part. In the first one. We hang the small mass washer and the long washer in two different sting but length from the top of the string to the center of the washers are the same. Then we pull the washer away from the center 5cm and 10 com. Record the time when it finish swing 10 period. Do the same thing, when we set the string shorter. In part two, we use the 5g washer, we pull the string 5 degree away from the center, let go and count the time for 10 period, then the Digital timer will show us the average period, Then we use 10g washer and do the same thing. After that we set the string shorter and do the same thing again. Data Lab 1 Short (5cm) (10cm) Long (cm) (10cm) Small mass 0.763 .756 .948 .966 Big mass .788 .798 .981 .963 …show more content…

Represented by the symbol T. Based on my data above, we can see that the mass of the washer, the length we pull back, and the degree we pull back, can’t do the the significant effect than the length of the string does. Also we found out than the longer the string, the longer distance it swing, which take more time to complete one

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