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Rotational Inertia
EQUIPMENT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 INCLUDED: Large Rod Stand ! c" Long Stee# Rod Mini-Rotationa# Accessor$ Mass Set (5 g reso#)tion* Rotar$ Motion Sensor Mass -a#ance (not s)pp#ied* %a#ipers (not s)pp#ied* NOT INCLUDED, BUT REQUIRED: %o"p)ter &nter.ace /ataSt)dio So.t0are ScienceWorkshop ME-8735 ME-8738 %&-'' 1 ME- 3+8 %&-'538 SE-87,3 SE-8711 %&-'+!! %&-'87! PASPORT ME-8735 ME-8738 %&-'' 1 ME- 3+8 PS-,1,! SE-87,3 SE-8711 PS-,1!! %&-'87!

INTRODUCTION The p)rpose o. this e1peri"ent is to .ind the rotationa# inertia o. a ring and a disk e1peri"enta##$ and to 2eri.$ that these 2a#)es correspond to the ca#c)#ated theoretica# 2a#)es3 A kno0n tor4)e is app#ied to the p)##e$ on the Rotar$ Motion Sensor5 ca)sing a disk and ring to rotate3 The res)#ting ang)#ar acce#eration is "eas)red )sing the s#ope o. a graph o. ang)#ar 2e#ocit$ 2ers)s ti"e3 The rotationa# inertia o. the disk and ring co"6ination is ca#c)#ated .ro" the tor4)e and the ang)#ar acce#eration3 The proced)re is repeated .or the disk a#one to .ind the rotationa# inertias o. the ring and disk separate#$3 THEORY Theoretica##$5 the rotationa# inertia5 &5 o. a ring is gi2en 6$
I= 1 , M ( R1, + R, ) ,

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0here M is the "ass o. the ring5 R1 is the inner radi)s o. the ring5 and R, is the o)ter radi)s o. the ring3 The rotationa# inertia o. a disk is gi2en 6$
I = 1 MR , ,

(,*

0here M is the "ass o. the disk and R is the radi)s o. the disk3 To .ind the rotationa# inertia o. the ring and disk e1peri"enta##$5 a kno0n tor4)e is app#ied to the ring and disk5 and the res)#ting ang)#ar acce#eration5 5 is "eas)red3 Since 7 &5

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(3* 0here is the tor4)e ca)sed 6$ the 0eight hanging .ro" the string 0hich is 0rapped aro)nd the 3-step p)##e$ o. the apparat)s3
I=

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0here r is the radi)s o. the p)##e$ a6o)t 0hich the string is 0o)nd and 8 is the tension in the string 0hen the apparat)s is rotating3 A#so5 a7r5 0here 9a9 is the #inear acce#eration o. the string3 App#$ing :e0ton;s Second La0 .or the hanging "ass5 "5 gi2es (See 8ig)re ,*
= mg = ma

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8ig)re ,< Rotationa# Apparat)s and 8ree--od$ /iagra" So#2ing .or the tension in the string gi2es 8 = "(g a* 3 ('*

Once the #inear acce#eration o. the "ass ("* is deter"ined5 the tor4)e and the ang)#ar acce#eration can 6e o6tained .or the ca#c)#ation o. the rotationa# inertia3

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SET-UP for Science or!"#o$ Sen"or" 13 Set )p the rotationa# apparat)s as sho0n in 8ig)re 33 The thread sho)#d 6e tied aro)nd the s"a##est step on the Rotar$ Motion Sensor p)##e$5 then threaded do0n thro)gh the edge ho#e5 and 0rapped aro)nd the "idd#e step o. the p)##e$3 P#)g the Rotar$ Motion Sensor p#)gs into digita# %hanne# 1 and , on the inter.ace3 S0itching the $e##o0 and 6#ack p#)gs re2erses the direction o. positi2e rotation3 R)n /ataSt)dio on the co"p)ter and open the .i#e ca##ed 9Rotationa# &nertia93

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SET-UP for P%SPORT Sen"or" 13 Set )p the rotationa# apparat)s as sho0n in 8ig)re 33 The thread sho)#d 6e tied aro)nd the s"a##est step on the Rotar$ Motion Sensor p)##e$5 then threaded do0n thro)gh the edge ho#e5 and 0rapped aro)nd the "idd#e step o. the p)##e$3 P#)g the Rotar$ Motion Sensor p#)gs into PASPORT &nter.ace3 R)n /ataSt)dio on the co"p)ter and open the .i#e ca##ed 9Rotationa# &nertia (PP*93

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PROCEDURE %& 13 ,3 B& 13 ME%SUREMENTS 'OR THE THEORETIC%L ROT%TION%L INERTI% 8ind the "asses o. the ring and the disk )sing the "ass 6a#ance3 Meas)re the inside and o)tside dia"eters and ca#c)#ate the radii R1 and R, and R3 ME%SUREMENTS 'OR THE E(PERIMENT%L METHOD 8&:/&:= T>E A%%ELERAT&O: O8 T>E R&:= A:/ /&S? (a* P)t the ring and disk on the Rotar$ Motion Sensor3 To .ind the acce#eration o. this co"6ination5 p)t a6o)t ,! g o2er the p)##e$ and record the ang)#ar 2e#ocit$ 2ers)s ti"e on a graph as the "ass .a##s to the ta6#e3 @se the c)r2e .it 6)tton on the graph to .ind the straight #ine that 6est .its the data3 @se the "o)se to se#ect the part o. the graph 0here the "ass 0as .a##ing5 so the #ine 0i## 6e .itted on#$ to this part o. the data3 The s#ope o. the 6est-.it #ine is the ang)#ar acce#eration o. the apparat)s3 Record this acce#eration3 Re"o2e the ring and repeat this proced)re 0ith on#$ the disk on the Rotar$ Motion Sensor3

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8&:/&:= T>E A%%ELERAT&O: O8 T>E ROTARA MOT&O: SE:SOR

&n Step 1 the Rotar$ Motion Sensor is rotating as 0e## as the ring and disk3 &t is necessar$ to deter"ine the acce#eration5 and the rotationa# inertia5 o. the Rotar$ Motion Sensor 6$ itse#. so this rotationa# inertia can 6e s)6tracted .ro" the tota#5 #ea2ing on#$ the rotationa# inertia o. the ring and disk3 To do this5 take the ring and disk o.. the rotationa# apparat)s and repeat Step 1 .or the Rotar$ Motion Sensor a#one3 :ote that it is on#$ necessar$ to p)t a6o)t 5 g o2er the p)##e$ in Step 13 33 @se the ca#ipers to "eas)re the dia"eter o. the "idd#e p)##e$ and ca#c)#ate the radi)s o. the p)##e$3

C%LCUL%TIONS 13 ,3 %a#c)#ate the e1peri"enta# 2a#)e o. the rotationa# inertia o. the ring5 disk5 and Rotar$ Motion Sensor together )sing E4)ations (3*5 (+*5 and (5*3 %a#c)#ate the e1peri"enta# 2a#)e o. the rotationa# inertia o. the disk and Rotar$ Motion Sensor together )sing E4)ations (3*5 (+*5 and (5*3

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%a#c)#ate the e1peri"enta# 2a#)e o. the rotationa# inertia o. the Rotar$ Motion Sensor a#one )sing E4)ations (3*5 (+*5 and (5*3 S)6tract the rotationa# inertia o. the Rotar$ Motion Sensor .ro" the rotationa# inertia o. co"6ination o. the disk and Rotar$ Motion Sensor3 This 0i## 6e the rotationa# inertia o. the disk a#one3 S)6tract the rotationa# inertia o. the co"6ination o. the disk and Rotar$ Motion Sensor .ro" the rotationa# inertia o. co"6ination o. the ring5 disk5 and Rotar$ Motion Sensor3 This 0i## 6e the rotationa# inertia o. the ring a#one3 %a#c)#ate the theoretica# 2a#)es o. the rotationa# inertia o. the ring and disk )sing E4)ations (1*5 and (,*3 @se percent di..erences to co"pare the e1peri"enta# 2a#)es to the theoretica# 2a#)es3
B (ifferen&e = E#'erimental $%eoreti&al #1!! $%eoreti&al

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