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This document outlines a laboratory experiment for determining the acceleration due to gravity using a compound pendulum. It includes the objectives, theoretical background, list of equipment, detailed procedure, data collection table, and calculation methods. The final report should include recorded data and theory, excluding the experimental procedure.

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Southeast University

School of Science and Engineering


Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Program: B.Sc. Engg. in EEE
Course Code: PHY122
Course Title: Physics Laboratory
Course Credit: 1.0, Prerequisite: Physics in HSC/ Diploma
Laboratory Experiment Sheet
Course Teacher: Dr. Mahjabin Mobarak

Experiment #: 03
Experiment Title: Determination of acceleration due to gravity (g) by a
compound pendulum.

Objectives:
1. To understand gravitational acceleration by means of a compound pendulum.

Theory:
Compound pendulum is a rigid body of any shape free to turn about a horizontal axis. When the
body oscillates about a hole from one end or the corresponding hole from the other end, then the
time periods are the same. Then the time period of oscillation T is found from the following
relation,
T  2 L g
L
 g  4 2
T2
By finding L graphically, and determining the value of the period T, the acceleration due to gravity
‘g’ at the place of the experiment can be determined.

Fig: Compound Pendulum


List of Equipment:

1. A bar pendulum
2. A precision stop watch
3 A meter scale

Procedure:

● Find out the centre of gravity G of the bar.


● Insert a metal wedge in the first hole in the bar towards A and place the wedge on the support
S1S2 so that the bar can turn round S.
◦
● Set the bar to oscillate taking care to see that the amplitude of oscillations is not more than 5 .
Note the time for 20 oscillations.

● Measure the length from the end A of the bar to the top of the first hole i.e., up to the point of
suspension of the pendulum.
● In the same way, suspend the bar at holes 2, 3, and each time note times for 50 oscillations. Also
measure distances from the end A for each hole.
● When the middle of the bar is passed, it will turn round so that the end B is now on the top. But
continue measuring the distances from the point of suspension to the end A.
● Now calculate the time period T from the time recorded for 20 oscillations.
● On a graph paper, plot a curve with length as abscissa and period T as ordinate with the origin at
the middle of the paper along the abscissa.

Data Collection:

Table1: Determination of time period, T

Position Hole No. Distance from Time for 20 Time Period


end A Oscillations
End A 1
2
3
4
End B 1
2
3
4
Calculation:
From the graph, AC= .............................. cm

BD= ............................... cm
AC  BD
Mean length, L = = ......................... cm
2
Corresponding time period, T= ............................... s

L = …………….. m s-2
Acceleration due to gravity g  4 2
T2
Result: Acceleration due to gravity, g=................ ms-2

Report:
The report will contain all the data you have recorded in your rough copy along with the theory.
No need to write the experimental procedure.
Graph Sample:

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