Kevin Jeong Class 10.2 Physics Pak Ivan Experiment Design: A property of a spring 1.

Research Questions - How the period of vertical oscillation of a loaded spring depends on the load and the amplitude. 2. Variables: - Independent: Mass, Amplitude - Dependent: Time/Period - Control: Length of spring, The oscillation 3. Background Theory In this case, we will talk about How the period of vertical oscillation of a loaded spring depends on the load, amplitude and applied force? Well, there is a theoretical prediction called the Hookes law, which can answer the question. An English Scientist, Robert Hooke in 1660, discovers it. Which states that, For relatively small deformations of an object, the displacement or size of the deformation is directly proportional to the deforming force or load.

4. Hypothesis The more the weight of the load, the more amplitude will be.

5. Material & Equipment - Retort stand - Spring - Loads (+/- 50 g to 145 g) - Stopwatch - Paper - Ruler - Pencil/Pen 6. Method/Procedure 1. Hang a spring on the retort stand. 2. Load the spring with 50 g of the slotted masses at the free end (the bottom end), the spring will be stretched a little bit. Make sure the load has already stable (not in motion). 3. Pull the load downward, and then release it. 4. Record the time t1 (time 1) taken for the load to make 10 complete vertical oscillations. 5. Repeat the timing for other different loads and record the time taken as t2, t3, t4 and t5. Then, calculate the average time (t) for 10 oscillations. 6. Repeat the 2 until step 5 for values of load from 50 g to 145 g (Take 5 variations of data for each variant of mass) 7. Put the data into the table 8. Calculate the periods of the data 9. You also can do the experiment by the length of the spring stretched. 10. Load the spring with 145 g of the slotted masses at the free end. 11. Pull the load downward (mark this position as position 1 using a piece of thread), and then release it. 12. Repeat step 4 step 5 different position of amplitude. 7. Additional Info Data table (example) 1.
Mass(g) 50 55 Oscillation

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Trial 1 4.43 3.34

Trial 2 3.67 3.34

Time(s) Trial 3 4.49 4.62

Total(s) Trial 4 4.16 3.19 Trial 5 5.12 3.81 21.27 18.3

Average(s) 4.254 3.66

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3.32 3.60 4.47

3.38 4.00 4.38

4.03 3.94 4.44

3.31 3.66 4.78

3.75 3.66 4.19

17.79 18.86 22.26

3.558 3.772 4.452

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Distance(cm) 2 3 4 5 6 Mass(g) Oscillation Trial 1 5.19 4.88 4.34 5.50 5.81 Trial 2 5.09 5.15 5.19 5.25 5.50 Time(s) Trial 3 5.22 5.18 5.16 5.53 5.40 Total Trial 4 5.47 4.97 5.69 5 5.25 Trial 5 5.34 4.90 5 5.52 5.81 26.31 25.08 20.385 26.83 22.52 Average 5.262 5 4.877 5.366 4.504

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