Insights Blog
-- Browse All Articles --
Physics Articles
Physics Tutorials
Physics Guides
Physics FAQ
Math Articles
Math Tutorials
Math Guides
Math FAQ
Education Articles
Education Guides
Bio/Chem Articles
Technology Guides
Computer Science Tutorials
Forums
Intro Physics Homework Help
Advanced Physics Homework Help
Precalculus Homework Help
Calculus Homework Help
Bio/Chem Homework Help
Engineering Homework Help
Trending
Featured Threads
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Intro Physics Homework Help
Advanced Physics Homework Help
Precalculus Homework Help
Calculus Homework Help
Bio/Chem Homework Help
Engineering Homework Help
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
Homework Help
Introductory Physics Homework Help
Mass of a rubber stopper being swung in a horizontal circle
Reply to thread
Message
[QUOTE="CharlesDerpwin, post: 4801845, member: 515154"] [h2]Homework Statement [/h2] Homework Statement [/b] The purpose of this lab is to determine the mass of a rubber stopper being swung in a horizontal circle. I made an apparatus that resembles the picture attached, with a string (with a rubber stopper on one end, and a weight on the other end) put through a tube. I whirl the tube above my head so that a horizontal circle is made by the stopper. The radius was increased from 0.25m, to 0.45m, to 0.65m, to 0.85m. This increased the period of the stopper's circular motion, 0.330s, 0.37575s, 0.45925s, 0.50625s, respectively. The lab requires me to draw graph of my results, with period squared in order to straighten the graph, and calculate the mass of the stopper using the slope of my graph [h2]Homework Equations[/h2] Fc=4(pi)[SUP]2[/SUP]mr/T[SUP]2[/SUP] [h2]The Attempt at a Solution[/h2] using the equation 4(pi)[SUP]2[/SUP]mr/T[SUP]2[/SUP], I rearranged it and found that r is proportional to t[SUP]2[/SUP], as everything else in this experiment is supposed to be constant. Graphing the radius and period[SUP]2[/SUP], the slope of the line of best fit was 0.25555555s[SUP]2[/SUP]/m. Now this is where I'm not sure what to do, using the slope to find the mass of the stopper. Thanks for reading this and I hope you can help me out [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Post reply
Forums
Homework Help
Introductory Physics Homework Help
Mass of a rubber stopper being swung in a horizontal circle
Back
Top