Perla Espinosa

Professor Dr. Ricci

Physics 101

25th of October 2021

Lab#6
 Data Part 1:

Mass of car (measured with triple beam bakance) 308g= .308kg

Actual “system mass” (mass of car + mass of hanger+ 40g) 353g= .353kg

Distance between sensors d: 50cm= .5m

Mass on Total Convert F= mg Time Acceleration Measured %

hanger mass m to kg: (N) t a= (2d/t^2) ”system difference
(g) including (kg) (s) (m/s^2) mass”= Or %error
hanger F/a
m(g) (kg)
0 5 .005 .049 2.596 0.1484 0.330 6.52%
5 10 0.01 .098 1.814 0.3039 0.322 8.78%
10 15 0.015 .147 1.553 0.4146 0.355 0.57%
15 20 0.02 .196 1.338 0.5586 0.351 0.57%
20 25 0.025 .245 1.147 0.7601 0.322 8.78%
25 30 0.03 .294 1.093 0.8371 0.351 0.57%

Calculations part1

Conversion m to kg F=mg (N) Acceleration

5÷1000=.005 kg .005×9.8= .049 N 1÷(2.596^2)= 0.1484
10÷1000=0.01kg 0.01×9.8= .098 N 1÷ (1.814^2)=0.3039
15÷1000= 0.015kg 0.015×9.8= .147N 1÷(1.553^2)=0.4146
20÷1000=0.02kg 0.02×9.8= .196N 1÷(1.338^2)=0.5586
25÷1000=0.025kg 0.025× 9.8= .245N 1÷(1.147^2)=0.7601
30÷1000=0.03kg 0.03×9.8=.294N 1÷(1.093^2)=0.8371
Calculations part 2

(( |0.330-.353|)÷(.353))×100= 6.52%
(( |0.332-.353|)÷(.353))×100= 8.78%

(( |0.355-.353|)÷(.353))×100= 0.57%

(( |0.351-.353|)÷(.353))×100=0.57%

(( |0.322-.353|)÷(.353))×100=8.78%

(( |0.351-.353|)÷(.353))×100= 0.57%

Discussion and conclusion

I didn’t see the questions on the syllabus as indicated in the instructions. But from the data above

both in the chart and graph a positive increase between Force and acceleration. As the mass of

the hangar increases the acceleration increases. Also, for the most part the data is following a

straight line as plotted above being not too far from the line. As for the percent error as seen from

the calculations several of them were similar in percentage differences, having a range of 0.57%

to 8.78% being the highest. The percent error occurred due to how the experiment is conducted,

misreading the measurement of the mass etc. In other words, human error. And as discussed in

the purpose the more force exerted on the string the more acceleration and the measurement of

the mass concurs with the accepted value.