PROJECT

ACTIVITY
(Session 2014-2015)

NAME: - Mauli P Shah

ROLL NO. : - 18
CLASS: - XI B
SUBJECT: - Physics Project
SCHOOL:

Atomic

School, Kakrapar

Energy

Central

ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Mauli P Shah, Roll No. 18 of class XI-B is
submitting this copy of physics Demonstration
Experiment as an evidence of
the experiment carried out by me in this
session 2014 2015 during my term in class
XI (Science) of Atomic Energy Central
School, Kakrapar.

I am very thankful to our subject teacher viz.

Mr. Dimri and our Lab Assistant viz.

Smt. Daksha Patel who constantly helped me in
Performing this Demonstration Experiment.

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that Mauli P Shah student
of class XI B, Roll No. 18 of A.E.C.S
Kakrapar has completed the project work
during the session of 2014 2015 towards
partial fulfillment of credit for the Physics
Practical evaluation of AISSC 2014 under
my supervision.

_______________
Signature of Subject Teacher

Index
Sl.

Topic

No.

Page
No.

1.
2.

Aim
Apparatus

05
06

3.

required
Diagram of

07

4.
5.
6.

Projectile
Theory
Procedure
Observation

08
09
10

7.

Table
Diagram of

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8.
9.
10.

exp.
Result
Precautions
Sources of

12
13
14

Error

11.

Bibliography

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AIM
To find effect of Height on the
Range of Projectile Motion and
plot the Graph between Height
and Range and also to study the
effect of change in weight of
projectile.

APPARATUS AND MATERIAL

REQUIRED
Meter scale
2 Steel balls of Big and Small
size balls.
Inclined track (plane).
Chalk piece.
Tables of different heights.

DIAGRAM OF
HORIZONTAL
PROJECTILE MOTION

THEORY
A ball at rest at the top of an inclined track has only P.E. and K.E.
When the body rolls down the track, its P.E. decreases and K.E.
increases. At the bottom of the track, energy is all kinetic and zero
P.E.
1. Height of projectile is given by :
H = Usin
2. Range of projectile is given by :
R = Usin 2
3. Relation between Height & Range :
H = Usin ------------------------------ (1)
R = Usin 2 ----------------------------- (2)
Dividing (1) by (2), we get:
H = tan
R

i.e, Height of projectile is directly proportional to Range of a

projectile.
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PROCEDURE

2g

2g
g

1) Set an inclined track at any height of your choice it

can be a table or anything you like. This is your
Height.
2) Draw a line on the floor with a help of chalk and meter
scale.
3) But note that the incline track open end should touch
the end of the object on which we are keeping.
4) Then mark a perpendicular point on the line drawn
with the help of meter scale and name it as N.
5) Then drop the big size of ball slowly from inclined
track. (Note: After dropping the ball apply the chalk
powder on the track because to get a mark on the
floor.)
6) Mark the point when the ball touch ground and name it
as M.
7) Then measure the distance between point N and point
M. The distance between point N and point M is the
Range.
8) Now increase the Height of the inclined track. And
repeat the steps from i to vii (for 4 more
observations). This was for big size ball and for small
size ball repeats the steps from i to viii (for 5
observations).

OBSERVATION TABLE

 Observation table for big size ball:-

Sl. No.

Height

Range

Ratio

(h)

(r)

of

cm

cm

h:r

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Observation table for small size ball:-

Sl. No.

Height

Range

Ratio

(h)

(r)

of

cm

cm

h:r

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
10

DIAGRAM OF
EXPERIMENT

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RESULT
1.From the same height, the range of
the small and the big bob are
different as their masses are
different which leads to generating
new velocities, so the smaller ball
covers larger distance than bigger
one as velocity of smaller ball is
greater than bigger one.

2.The height of the inclined track

(plane) from the ground surface kept
at an object is directly proportional
to range for small height.
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PRECAUTIONS
1. Track should be cleaned by
cotton, moistened in benzene.
2. In each trial, the incident
ball should be rolled down
from the same height.

3. The line should be drawn

with meter scale.

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SOURCES OF ERROR

1. Friction between the ball and the

surface may introduce an error.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Comprehensive Practical Physics
(XI).
NCERT Physics Textbook (XI).

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