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_Clerigo, Matthew_____________
_Corade, John Leree____________ Date submitted
_Cruz, Jay-Ar Nito_____________ ___________
_De Jesus, Teo Mark____________
_Domingo, Eryl Russel__________

ACTIVITY 3
CENTRIPETAL FORCE

I. Objectives

The purpose of this experiment is to study the effects of varying the mass of the object, the
radius of the circle, and the centripetal force on an object rotating in a circular path.

II. Data and Results

Table 3.1: Varying the Radius

Radius, m Period (T), s T2, s2
0.10 1.603 2.510
0.12 1.952 3.810
0.14 2.209 4.880
0.16 2.344 5.508
0.18 2.516 6.330

Mass hanging over the pulley (kg) = ___0.025 kg___

Mass of the object (kg) = __0.208 kg__

Series 1 Linear (Series 1) Linear (Series 1)

0.2
0.18 y = 0.02x + 0.08
0.16
0.14
0.12
0.1
0.08
0.06
0.04
0.02
0
2.51 3.81 4.88 5.508 6.33

Figure 3.1. Graph of Radius (r) vs. T2 (with best fit line and equation)
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Table 3.2. Results (Varying Radius)

Centripetal Force = mg , N 0.245 N
Centripetal Force from Slope 0.1749 N
|𝑻𝑽−𝑪𝑽| 33.39%
% difference = (𝑻𝑽+𝑪𝑽)/𝟐

Table 3.3. Varying the Centripetal Force

Mass Over Centripetal Force = 𝟏
Period (T), s
Pulley, kg mg , N 𝑻𝟐
0.025 0.245 1.952 0.2624
0.050 0.49 1.476 0.4590
0.075 0.735 1.161 0.7419

Radius (m) = __0.12__

Figure 3.2. Graph of Centripetal Force (F) vs. 1/T2 (with best fit line and equation)

Table 3.4. Results (Varying the centripetal force)

Mass of the Object (from scale), kg 0.208
Mass of the Object (from slope), kg 0.213
|𝑻𝑽−𝑪𝑽| 2.3753%
% difference = (𝑻𝑽+𝑪𝑽)/𝟐

III. Proofs*

IV. Observation and Summary

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1. When the radius is increased, does the period of rotation increase or decrease? Explain.
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2. When the radius and the mass of the rotating object are held constant, does increasing
the period increase or decrease the centripetal force? Explain.
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3. As the mass of the object is increased, is the centripetal force expected to increase or
decrease? Explain.
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