Name: Neil Jandrei A.

Reñon Section: STEM 303 Date: October 15, 2019

Laboratory Report No. 3

Uniform Circular Motion

Results and Discussions:

On Table 1, it shows the relation between the increasing mass and its radius to the
centripetal force. Based on what researchers observed, if the mass increase with the same respect
on its radius, the centripetal force will be decreases. On Table 2, it shows the relation between
the radius and its mass to the centripetal force. The researchers observed that if the radius
increases with the same respect on its mass, the centripetal force decreases.

Table 1.

Mass Radius Time for 10 revolutions (s) Average Period Velocity Force
(g) (m) Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Time (s) (s) (m/s) (N)

50-g 0.75 m 4.54 s 4.62 s 4.49 s 4.55 s 0.455 s 10.36 m/s 1.72 N
70-g 0.75 m 4.74 s 4.85 s 4.96 s 4.85 s 0.485 s 9.72 m/s 1.51 N
100-g 0.75 m 5.31 s 5.58 s 5.47 s 5.45 s 0.545 s 8.65 m/s 1.20 N

Table 2.

Mass Radius Time for 10 revolutions (s) Average Period Velocity Force
(g) (m) Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Time (s) (s) (m/s) (N)

50-g 0.80 m 5.68 s 5.76 s 5.83 s 5.76 s 0.576 s 8.73 m/s 1.14 N
50-g 0.70 m 5.32 s 5.47 s 5.61 s 5.47 s 0.547 s 8.04 m/s 1.11 N
50-g 0.60 m 5.12 s 5.23 s 5.27 s 5.21 s 0.521 s 7.24 m/s 1.05 N
50-g 0.50 m 4.91 s 5.09 s 4.97 s 4.99 s 0.499 s 6.30 m/s 0.95 N

Conclusions:
As of the activity done, the researchers learned that centripetal force is necessary to keep
an object moving in a curved path and that is directed inward toward the center of rotation which

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Name: Neil Jandrei A. Reñon Section: STEM 303 Date: October 15, 2019

means that the change in mass will cause a change also in centripetal force and it is same when
the radius change, the centripetal force will be change too.

Documentation:

The researcher revolved the rubber stopper using constant speed.

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