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Tuesday, 15 January 2013

SIMPLE PENDULUM
EXPERIMENT

1. Inference : When the length of a simple

pendulum increases, the period of oscillation also
increases. // The period of pendulum is affected
by the length of the thread.

2. Hypothesis : The longer the length of a simple

pendulum, the longer will be the period of
oscillation

3. Aim : To find the relationship between the

length of a simple pendulum and the period
of oscillation.

4. Variable : a) Manipulated variable : Length, l

b) Responding variable : Period, T.
c) Fixed variable : Mass of
pendulum bob.

5. Materials/ Apparatus : Retort stand, pendulum

bob, thread, metre rule, stop watch.

FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM

7. Procedure :
a) Set up the apparatus as shown in Figure above.//
A small brass or
bob was attached to the thread. The thread was
held by a clamp of a
the retort stand.

b) The length of the thread , l was measured by a

metre rule, starting
with 90.0 cm. The bob of the pendulum was
displaced and released.

c) The time for 20 complete oscillations, t was

taken using the stop
watch. Calculate the period of oscillation by
using, T = t / 20

d) The experiment was repeated using different

lengths such as
80.0 cm. 70.0 cm, 60.0 cm, 50.0 cm and 40.0
cm.

Length Time taken for 10 Period of T2

of oscillation, t (s) oscillation (s2 )
string, t1 t 2 Average, T
l / cm t
40.0 25.2 25.1 25.2 1.26 1.59
50.0 28.1 28.2 28.2 1.41 1.99
60.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 1.55 2.40
70.0 33.5 33.6 33.6 1.68 2.82
80.0 35.7 35.9 35.8 1.79 3.20
90.0 38.2 37.9 38.1 1.91 3.65

8. Plotting the graph

Notes :

a) Plotting the graph

· The graph should be labeled by a

heading

· All axes should be labeled with

quantities and their respective units.

· The manipulated variable (l) should be

plotted on the x-axis while the
responding variable (T2 ) should be
plotted on the y-axis

· Odd scales such as 1:3, 1:7 , 1:9 0r 1

:11 should be avoided in plotting graph.

· Make sure that the transference of data

from the table to the graph is accurate.

· Draw the best straight line.

- the line that passes through most of the
points plotted such that is balanced by
the number of points above and below
the straight line.

· make sure that the size of the graph is

large enough, which is, not less than
half the size of the graph paper or.( > 8
cm x 10 cm )

10. Discussion / Precaution of the experiment / to

improve the accuracy

a) The bob of the pendulum was displaced

with a small angle
b) The amplitude of the oscillation of a
simple pendulum is small.
c) The simple pendulum oscillate in a
vertical plane only.
d) Switch off the fan to reduce the air
resistance

11. Conclusion
The length of simple pendulum is directly
proportional to
the square of the period of oscillation. //

T2 is directly proportional to l (the straight

line graph passing
through the origin)

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96 comments:

Unknown 28 October 2013 at 10:02

how do i get the t^2 divided by s^2?
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Unknown 11 December 2013 at 17:36

what do you mean by that o.O?
s^2 is a unit for t^2... :)

Unknown 15 January 2014 at 18:30

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Unknown 6 February 2016 at 05:43

s= seconds. therefore its seconds squared

Unknown 6 February 2016 at 05:43

s= seconds. therefore its seconds squared

Unknown 19 March 2016 at 06:58

its T^2 not t^2, therefore its Period (the time
taken for one oscillation) and is measured in
s^2

Kovox 10 April 2017 at 13:06

Correct.Therefore the period T=t/30 could be
this.

Unknown 3 April 2018 at 09:36

Use ur common sense if u have one

Unknown 25 July 2018 at 03:00

what is the precaution of this experiment

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Unknown 19 March 2019 at 11:04

For the t^2 you will square the square the t by
2 .e.g.25.2 for the average of then you square
25.2^2

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Unknown 6 February 2014 at 05:01

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Unknown 19 February 2014 at 15:26

tnx
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Thank you
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midhu 6 January 2015 at 01:29

i have a doubt in this tabulation for the experiment.
the author mentioned T=t/20,(that means time /20
oscilation),But in the tabulation he mentioned for
oscilation,i dont understand that,is it a mistake or
what?.can you please explain..
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fred 15 April 2016 at 21:10

I think there is a typo in the table. the average
time for '10' oscillations in the table has been
divided by 20 to give T, so table heading should
be for '20' oscillations really

Unknown 22 May 2016 at 14:32

yeah, you are right.

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Ajith 9 July 2015 at 06:49

How much will g vary at a place and nearby places?
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Unknown 4 October 2015 at 06:48

thanks
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Unknown 5 October 2015 at 08:11

Ive taken inspiration from this report to conduct my
own for my first year lab project at uni, who can i
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Unknown 18 November 2015 at 12:31

Thanks
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Anonymous 27 November 2015 at 09:15

Why wouldn't angle measurement affect the time?
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Unknown 23 February 2016 at 22:34

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jordan simons 28 February 2016 at 06:20

why is it necessary to record time with respect to
the reference mark at the equilibrium position of
the bob?
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Unknown 11 March 2019 at 18:35

Can someonw please help Me with the same
question????

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jordan simons 28 February 2016 at 06:23

why is it necessary to add the radius of the bob to
the length of the string to know the length of the
pendulum??

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fred 15 April 2016 at 21:14

you need to treat the bob as a mass at a point.
the point we use is the centre of mass of the
bob, and is at a distance of length of string +
radius of bob away from the point which
remains stationary at top of pendulum

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Paul Tanner 2 April 2016 at 20:04

how do you calculate period of oscillation?
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fred 15 April 2016 at 21:21

pick a point on the path of the bob - as it passes
its lowest point in the centre is usually easiest.
Time how long it takes for the bob to pass this
point 20 times going in the same direction eg
left to right. divide that time by 20 to get the
time of one oscillation which is centre to right,
all the way to left and then back to centre

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Presley 4 May 2016 at 10:20

uncertainity for g is not included
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Unknown 19 May 2016 at 03:20

Why do we use 20 oscillations rather than one
oscillation?
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Unknown 19 May 2016 at 03:20

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prince lisso mashauri 8 July 2016 at 00:06

How can i get T^2 in the table.
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Wolvan 10 September 2016 at 11:22

thank you very much for the clear methods, maybe
add a risk assessment in your future experiment
posts? :)
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Kazinileoleo 16 September 2016 at 11:50

I want different question of bob pendulum and how
to solve
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Unknown 17 October 2016 at 14:28

How do you find the gradient of the slope/best fit
line?
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Unknown 12 February 2020 at 17:33

The gradient of the Slope can be calculated by
dividing the change in T^2 by the the change in
length.

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Unknown 19 October 2016 at 18:00

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Unknown 19 October 2016 at 18:34

can somebody please explain the hypothesis for
me???
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stein 20 November 2016 at 16:57

How does mass affect the oscillation of a body
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Unknown 10 December 2016 at 10:03

I m searching for acceleration due to gravity using
simple pendulum
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Anonymous 6 February 2017 at 17:25

Thank You very much! This helped me a lot on my
science project.
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Hi again! Just wanna ask about something. What
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Unknown 21 October 2017 at 22:05

Why is it important that the angle used is 10
degrees?
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Fabsnaija 12 April 2018 at 20:29

Pls state the value of the constant you deduced and
the estimated errors I don't get this
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Rachel Rashika Lohia 18 July 2018 at 05:31

How to find g from graph
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Unknown 3 August 2018 at 03:31

What is the need of several oscillations instead of
few
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Shraddha 25 September 2018 at 10:29

How to find slope from the graph?
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Unknown 22 October 2018 at 00:44

What if i consider my g to be 4 pie squared divided
by the gradient of the graph of T squared against l?
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Unknown 22 October 2018 at 00:45

What if i consider my g to be 4 pie squared divided
by the gradient of the graph of T squared against l?
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Aseria 27 November 2018 at 19:23

Is t2 proportional to l if it's close to a straight line?
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Unknown 23 February 2019 at 23:39

Nyc but how can we calculate length of second's
pendulum
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Unknown 26 February 2019 at 06:13

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emmanuel 28 February 2019 at 16:32

pls how do u take your time readings? it
minute:second
or it just seconds
because when I did the practical for length 50cm
my I got 0.26
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Unknown 11 March 2019 at 15:23

what would be the comparison if we were to
compare between compound and simple pendulum
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Allwelldab@gmail.com 4 May 2019 at 08:34

Why is the graph negative when plotted h against
T². And what's the cause of the graph not passing
through the origin
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Godfrey Ouma 27 May 2019 at 00:28

Good experiment and I used it for grade 9. You can
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compare it to the theoretical value and if possible
calculate the percentage error incurred during the
experiment.
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Unknown 19 June 2019 at 07:23

professional experiment is good, acceleration due to
gravity is be observation
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Unknown 24 June 2019 at 05:38

Why is a spherical bulb preferred to bulbs of other
shapes for this experiment?
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Unknown 28 August 2019 at 05:53

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Unknown 18 October 2019 at 02:28

How do u calculate Tsquare pls
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