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Preliminary Experiment This procedure is to determine the efficient orientation of the magnetic sensor for the magnetic field measurements all throughout the experiment. First, the Vernier Magnetic Field Sensor is connected to the LabPro Interface. The sensor is switched to High mode. The interface is connected to a computer to be able to display and manipulate the data through the graphing interface. The slinky is stretched to a length of one meter. It is held at this length using a tape and a cardboard. A power supply is connected to the slinky to form a circuit. The use of long connectors is recommended to setup the slinky far away from the power supply so as its induced magnetic field would not interfere with the measurements for that of the slinky.

Figure1. Experimental Setup

Figure2. Block Diagram of the Magnetic Field Sensor and the LabPro Interface

A current of 2.0 A is passed through the solenoid by turning on the power supply. To determine the efficient orientation of the sensor, it is rotated near the center of the solenoid with the white dot along the slinkys axis (perpendicular to the magnetic field). Using the graph interface, click the COLLECT button to display the magnitude of the magnetic field. The orientation which gives the maximum value for the field is the recommended one to use in measuring throughout the experiment. Afterwards, the power supply is turned off and while the sensor is in position, the graphing interfaced is zeroed. To measure the different magnitudes of magnetic field along the slinky, the power is turned on and the sensor is used to explore the various positions through the solenoid. The average magnetic field is calculated using the interface and tabulated for all the positions considered. B. The Relationship between Magnetic Field and Current This part is to determine how the magnitude of the magnetic field varies with current. First, place the sensor near the center of the solenoid keeping in mind that the white spot should be facing the field. A current of 0.5 A is allowed to flow through the slinky by switching on the power supply. The average magnetic field is again calculated and tabulated. The same procedure has to be done when varying the currents by an increment of 0.5A until it reaches 2.5A. The length, number of turns, and number of turns per meter of the slinky is also recorded. C. The Relationship between Magnetic Field and Spacing of Turns This procedure is to determine how the spacing of the coils affects the magnetic field produced inside the solenoid. First, the slinky is stretched to 0.25m in length. The number of turns in the slinky is counted and the slinkys length measured. From this, the number of coils per meter of the solenoid is calculated. The power supply is used to provide 1.5A of current through the solenoid. From the magnetic field vs time graph in the interface, the average magnetic field for each length is calculated. Afterwards, the previous procedures are repeated for varied lengths of the solenoid (0.50m, 0.75m, 1.00m, and 1.25m).