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Instruction Manual

Manual No. 012-08581A

Physical Pendulum

Accessory

Model No. ME-9858

Summary of Contents for Physical Pendulum Accessory

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual Manual No 012 08581A Physical Pendulum Accessory Model No ME 9858...

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Page 3: ...r 6 Part II Record the Pendulum s Mass Length and Radius 6 Part III Collecting Velocity Data 7 Option 1 Measuring the Car s Velocity with Photogates and a Computer Interface 7 Option 2 Measuring the C...

Page 4: ...with pivot pin 1 003 08577 2 Pivot Rod with Ball Bearings 1 616 101 3 Mass 1 gram 2 648 06505 4 Mass 2 grams 2 648 06506 5 Mass 5 grams 1 648 06507 6 Mass 10 grams 1 648 06508 Additional Equipment Req...

Page 5: ...tudies of angular momentum linear and rotational kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy The release point of the Mini Car can be adjusted until the pendulum just makes it to the top of its...

Page 6: ...shown in Figure 3a Use two rubber bands b Release the car backwards with the rubber band part of the bumper in front Note The bumper pin on the end of the pendulum must hit the middle of the rubber b...

Page 7: ...o that its velocity after the collision is zero The mass needed to do this is independent of the speed of the car but if the car is moving too slowly friction will stop the car any way Start the car a...

Page 8: ...ust the photogate up and down so that the flag blocks the photogate beam The nuts on the photogate support peg allow the sideways position of the photogate to also be changed For more information see...

Page 9: ...dulum can experimentally be found by balancing it on a knife s edge but since the pins have negligible mass you can assume its center of mass is at the center l 2 Thus the distance x Figure 7 the dist...

Page 10: ...mass increases its height by an amount h it increases its gravitational potential energy PE by an amount mgh For a non point mass like the physical pendulum the distance h is the amount the center of...

Page 11: ...tle friction we can assume conservation of energy as the pendulum swings up to its stopped position at the top Thus the pendulum s total energy at the bottom only rotational KE is equal to its total e...

Page 12: ...come to DataStudio window double click Create Experiment b In the Sensors list click and drag a Photogate icon to the picture of the interface i e to the same digital channel in which you have the pho...

Page 13: ...on Copyright Notice The PASCO scientific 012 08581A Physical Pendulum Accessory Manual is copyrighted and all rights reserved However permission is granted to non profit educational institutions for r...

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