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OBJECTIVE
This Ballistic
Pendulum
is
manufactured
by PASCO ME6800. It used
to capture the
ball
impact.
Meter stick is a
tool
for
measuring the distances and lengths of an
object, the range of the fired steel ball, the
height of the pendulum catcher and etc.
For the first part of the experiment, the spring
gun is towards to the pendulum where the ball
will be caught. The steel holding the pendulum
catcher must be vertically set and its angle
indictor must be nearly to zero degrees. The
table must be leveled to avoid errors and
inconsistencies. The height of the pendulum
center of gravitation, with cross mark, to the
surface of the table was measured in a meter
stick. Shortly after setting the power of spring
gun to medium, the steel ball is fired towards the
pendulum. As happened, the pendulum displaced
a certain height and the angle indicator swung up
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Trial
1
2
3
Angle
27
27.5
27
27
27
Average:
27.1
y1=
y2=
y=
u=
v2=
v1=
cm
cm
cm
cm
cm
cm
Sample Computation:
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4.0329%
Horizontal
Trial
Distance,x
1
151.1
2
152.6
3
154.4
4
156.8
5
159.2
Average
x:
154.82
cm
cm
cm
cm
cm
Height
Velocity
cm
Sample Computation:
y=
88.5
cm
Sources:
http://hyperphysics.phyastr.gsu.edu/hbase/balpen.html
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/
momentum/Lesson-2/MomentumConservation-Principle
http://www.citycollegiate.com/force_moti
on_Xd.htm
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/
momentum/Lesson-1/Real-WorldApplications
http://www.scienceclarified.com/everyday
/Real-Life-Chemistry-Vol-3-Physics-Vol1/Conservation-Laws-Real-lifeapplications.html
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