Recorded Data Calcula

Trial
Hanging Mass (kg)
Mass of Stopper (kg)
Total Time (s)
Radius (m)
Centripetal Force (N)
1 0.10 6.000 4.00 0.75 0.98
2 0.15 6.000 4.00 0.75 1.47
3 0.20 6.000 4.70 0.75 1.96
4 0.25 6.000 4.30 0.75 2.45
5 0.30 6.000 3.90 0.75 2.94
6 0.20 6.000 2.90 0.3 1.96
7 0.20 6.000 3.30 0.45 1.96
8 0.20 6.000 4.60 0.6 1.96
9 0.20 6.000 5.40 0.9 1.96
10 0.20 6.000 5.60 0.105 1.96
11 0.20 2.000 3.40 0.75 1.96
12 0.20 4.000 3.60 0.75 1.96
13 0.20 9.000 5.60 0.75 1.96
14 0.20 11.000 5.60 0.75 1.96
15 0.20 13.000 4.80 0.75 1.96

Hints for calculations

1) Calculate the weight of the hanging mass and enter this as the centripetal force. This must b
dont forget to convert g to kg before you get the weight. (Weight = mg)

2) Find the period (time to make one circle) by dividing the total time by the number of rotation

3) Calculate the circumference of revolution using the radius of the circle. (circumference = 2r

4) Calculate the speed using the circumference and period.

 Calculations
Period (s)
Circumference (m)
Speed (m/s)
0.40 4.71 11.78
0.40 4.71 11.78
0.47 4.71 10.02
0.43 4.71 10.95
0.39 4.71 12.08
0.29 1.88 6.48
0.33 2.83 8.58
0.46 3.77 8.20
0.54 5.65 10.46
0.56 0.66 1.18
0.34 4.71 13.85
0.36 4.71 13.08
0.56 4.71 8.41
0.56 4.71 8.41
0.48 4.71 9.81

etal force. This must be in Newtons.

he number of rotations.

(circumference = 2r)
 Speed vs. Centripetal Force (Trials 1-5)
16

14

12

10

8
Tangential Speed (m/s)

0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5

Centripetal Force (N)

 Speed vs. Radius (Trials 6-10)
12

10

Tangential Speed (m/s) 6

0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1

Radius (m)
 Speed vs. Mass (Trials 11-15)
16

14

12

10

8
Tangential Speed (m/s)

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14

Stopper Mass (kg)

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Katie Whitehouse, Lynn Smiley, Jennifer Fannin

Explain why the weight of the hanging mass is the centripetal force on the stopper.
because, when spun, it is relevant to the speed

Based on the first graph (velocity vs. centripetal force), as the centripetal force went up, what
happened to your velocity?
It increased

According to your second graph, what happens to the velocity of the object when the radius of
the circle increases?
It increases as well

According to the third graph, what happens to the velocity of the object as the mass of the
object moving increases?
It decreases

If you wanted to keep the stopper moving at a constant linear (or tangential) speed while the
radius was increasing, how would the centripetal force need to change? Support your answer.
A constant length of the trial. Sipnning the stopper for a certain amount of time increases the
radius after a while