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I'm investigating damped oscillations using a mass held between two springs.
In the experiment, I measured the spring constant using a method which now doesn't make sense.
I measured it by hanging masses from ONE vertical spring and graphing the force exerted by spring (mass times 9.8) against the elongation of spring
I think that's wrong. I think I should have used a pulley or something like this:
the glider is held between two springs. Record its equilibrium
position.
2. Attach a piece of audio tape to the glider and lay it across the “air
pulley” with a small mass suspended on the end of the tape.
3. Measure the displacement of the glider from equilibrium for 4
different hanging masses.
4. Graph the weight of the hanging mass (y axis) vs. the measured
displacement.
But I don't even understand how this method works. What does it mean by attaching a piece of tape to the glider and laying it across the 'air pulley'?
My second and main concern is that because I cannot redo the experiment, I have to somehow use the k values that I've measured using the masses hanging on the single spring. How can I fix the k values to get one that will equal the k value resulting from two springs, one on each side of the mass?
URGENT!
any input appreciated!
In the experiment, I measured the spring constant using a method which now doesn't make sense.
I measured it by hanging masses from ONE vertical spring and graphing the force exerted by spring (mass times 9.8) against the elongation of spring
I think that's wrong. I think I should have used a pulley or something like this:
the glider is held between two springs. Record its equilibrium
position.
2. Attach a piece of audio tape to the glider and lay it across the “air
pulley” with a small mass suspended on the end of the tape.
3. Measure the displacement of the glider from equilibrium for 4
different hanging masses.
4. Graph the weight of the hanging mass (y axis) vs. the measured
displacement.
But I don't even understand how this method works. What does it mean by attaching a piece of tape to the glider and laying it across the 'air pulley'?
My second and main concern is that because I cannot redo the experiment, I have to somehow use the k values that I've measured using the masses hanging on the single spring. How can I fix the k values to get one that will equal the k value resulting from two springs, one on each side of the mass?
URGENT!
any input appreciated!