How does the suspended mass affect the time period of an oscillation of a spring?

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Physics Lab Report: 5

GOOD SHEPHERD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

PHYSICS LAB REPORT: 5

SPRING PENDULUM

                                                                         

Physics Lab Report

Experiment No- 5

Teacher’s Instruction:

To study how the difference in mass affects the Time Period of a spring pendulum.

Research Question:

How does the suspended mass affect the Time period of an oscillation of a spring?

Variables:

  1. Independent Variable:
  • Mass Suspended (m)
  1. Dependent Variable:
  • Time Period (T)
  1. Control Variable:
  • Number of Oscillations (n)
  • Dimensions of the Spring

Apparatus:

  • A Clamp Stand
  • A G- Clamp
  • A Spring
  • Weights to be suspended
  • A Digital Stop Watch
  • A digital balance

Procedure:

  • The clamp stand is set up and held steady to the table top using a G- Clamp.
  • A spring is suspended to the Clamp Stand.
  • The uncertainty in the digital balance and the stop watch is noted.
  • A weight is measured using a digital balance and suspended to the spring. Time period for a fixed number of oscillations is noted.
  • A number of three readings were taken for each mass suspended.
  • The suspended masses were 269.4 g, 359.4 g, 449.2 g, 539.9 g and 585.3 g.

Figure 1: The Experimental Arrangement

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            Spring

                                   Weights

                                                                                                                                 Meter Rule

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