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Core Practical 9
Core Practical 9
Core Practical 9
Dan Kimberley
18th October 2018
1 Preparation
1.1 Aim
To show that impulse is equal to force multiplied by time.
mv
f = ma =
t
∆P
f= ∴ ∆P = F dt
∆t Z
∴ ∆P = F dt
This shows that the impulse is equal to area under a force-distance graph.
As the force is equal to the weight on the hanger:
Mv
mg =
t
g
∴ mt = v
M
Therefore the gradient of mt against v will be g/M.
1.3 Prediction
I predict the the gradient will have a large uncertainty due to how many stages
can implement inaccuracies.
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1.4 Diagram of Equipment
1.5 Explanation of Equipment
• Angled ramp - to compensate for friction
1.6 Method
• Setup equpiment as shown.
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• Record the time on the stopwatch and the speed from the light gate.
• Repeat 3 times.
• Transfer a 10g mass from the trolley to the hanger, then repeat the pre-
vious four steps.
1.8 Uncertainties
2 Results
2.1 Table
2.2 Graph
2.3 Analysis
These results gave us a gradient of 0.065, so the inverse gradient is , therefore
giving us a value for g/M of 15.4. The result should be 22.4, which is 7N higher.
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MassT MassH t1 t2 t3 v1 v2 v3 Mean t Mean v
/kg /kg /s /s /s /ms-1 /ms-1 /ms-1 /s /ms-1
0.417 0.100 3.450 3.160 3.130 0.2617 0.2704 0.2695 3.247 0.267
0.407 0.200 2.110 2.180 2.190 0.4145 0.4322 0.4334 2.160 0.427
0.397 0.300 1.740 1.810 1.610 0.5588 0.5561 0.5614 1.720 0.559
0.387 0.400 1.450 1.390 1.420 0.6692 0.6683 0.6737 1.420 0.670
0.377 0.500 1.290 1.320 1.310 0.7468 0.7512 0.7720 1.307 0.757
0.367 0.600 1.170 1.200 1.200 0.8489 0.8469 0.8547 1.190 0.850
0.357 0.700 1.070 1.090 1.130 0.9306 0.9513 0.9555 1.097 0.946
0.347 0.800 0.970 0.990 1.020 1.0012 0.9846 1.0258 0.993 1.004
The constant value in the equation of 0.015 could be due to friction being
compensated for too much, resulting in an apparently uniform increase in all
the measured velocities.