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LAB REPORT 8 CENTRIPETAL FORCE PHY 116 #26367 BY: REBECCA KHOURY LAB PARTNER: LAWRANCE VEKSLER INSTRUCTOR: ANSHEL GOROKHOVSKY OCTOBER 30 TH 2023
Objective: This experiment sought to determine the relationship between an object's required angular velocity. It also determined if it was able to remain in a curved route and its mass, radius, and centripetal force while it moved in a circle. Physical Principle : The physical principle of this lab is Newton’s second law of motion; we used this formula to help us determine the coefficient of force. We then also used the centripetal acceleration formula. Procedure: 1. The first part of this procedure was to verify the relationship between centripetal force and radius. 2. The second part of this procedure was to determine the relationship between centripetal force and mass 3. The last and final part was to determine the relationship between centripetal force and radians. Discussion: After this lab session, it was clear that me and my lab partner had made some errors throughout the lab session. We noticed that our data was all scattered for the first and second part of the experiment and wasn’t in a linear fit, this only meant that an error had occurred.
Some errors that possibly could be the cause of this reasoning could be the use of the wrong mass. There is a possibility that me and my partner used the wrong amount of mass. The reasoning for why I say this is because our mass numbers were very low compared to what they should’ve been. Another error could be an incorrect collection of data. The last part of the experiment ran smoothly, and we were able to get a linear fit on Logger Pro. Conclusion: To conclude me and my partner were not able to do this experiment successfully, this can be because of errors on our part and the way we performed the experiment, therefore we were not able to determine the relationship between an object's required angular velocity. Questions: 1. No our numbers were much. Lower, making me think that we used the wrong mass or collection of data. 2. If the centripetal force increases, either the mass or angular velocity remains constant, the radius must decrease to maintain the same circular motion. 3. A car turning a corner, a washing machine in a spin cycle, and the earth rotating 4. Gravity, normal force and tension
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5. Higher speeds in short radii result in increased centripetal acceleration. This is due to the fact that centripetal acceleration has an inverse relationship with radius and is directly proportional to the square of the angular velocity.