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Physics Experiments

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show *level air track so rider travels with constant velocity *attach card of length l *record time card breaks light gate for t *calculate velocity using v=l/t  
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show *attach card of length l *connect newtons to rider *measure t1 on first light gate and t2 on the second *record distance s between two light gates *calculate acceleration by v^2=u^2+2as i.e: a=v^2-u^2/2s  
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Measure 'g' acceleration due to gravity using free fall apparatus and a scalar timer *GRAPH   show
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To show that a∝f *GRAPH   show
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Verify the principle of conservation of momentum   show
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To verify Boyle's law i.e. p∝1/v *GRAPH   show
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The Laws of equilibrium for a set of co-planar forces   show
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show *length as long as possible *swing: with angle<5° :in one plane only *record :length l :the time T for 50 oscillations *dec. length and record range *calculate :T1 time for 1 oscillation and T^2 :l/T^2, all values should be approx. same g=4π^2(l/T^2)  
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Plot the calibration curve of a themometer *GRAPH   show
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show *find mass of calorimeter mc and mass of water mw *measure temp. of cold water & calorimeter Θ1 *switch on joulmeter and current and allow temp. rise of 15°C *record reading on joulmeter Q and highest temp. reached Θ2 *use E=(mcΔΘ)w+(mcΔΘ)c  
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Measure Specific Latent Heat of Fusion of Ice   show
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show *mass of calorimeter mc & water mw *cool water 5°C below room temp. Θi *generate steam with steam trap *heat to 5°C above room temp. Θf *get new mass of all after *use (mcΔΘ)s+(ml)s=(mcΔΘ)w+(mcΔΘ)c *find l  
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show *non symmetrical letter (object) *get approx. focal length *make sure object distance>approx. focal length *get sharpest image on screen *get: distance u and v *repeat with range of u *formula: 1/f=1/u+1/v *find f  
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show *two pins mark incident ray *method of no parallax 2 pins on opposite side (emergent ray) *mark: around block, rays in & out, normal. *join incident and emergent ray to get refracted ray *protractor: measure angle of i and r *find sini/sinr of range  
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show *fill beaker to top, pin at bottom *other pin in retord stand *line up image in mirror and pin in water *back of mirror to pin in retord stand = apparent depth *back mirror to bottom of beaker = real depth *refractive index=real/apparent  
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show *same as concave mirror  
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show *laser 90° to wall(metre stick) and diffraction grating *n=0 at 50cm mark *measure distance from n=0 to n=1, n=2 & n=3 *use trig TanΘ=o/a to find Θ for each n value *formula: nλ=dSinΘ to figure out λ(wavelength) *d=1/x÷1000 when x is in mm  
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show *sonometer length as long as possible *tension constant value: when lowest frequency causes resonance *strike next highest tuning fork and adjust length until resonance occurs *get range of values: f, l & 1/l *all values of fxl should be approx same  
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show *length about 1/3 of max length- keep constant *use lowest frequency tuning fork and adjust tension until resonance occurs *record range of values for tension and frequency  
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To measure the Speed of Sound in air using a Resonance tube. *GRAPH   show
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Demonstrate Ohm's Law *GRAPH   show
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Verify Joule's Law: Change in temp. due to a current ∝ I^2 (ΔΘ∝I^2) *GRAPH   show
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To measure resistivity of the material of a wire   show
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Investigate the variation of the resistance of a Metallic Conductor with temperature *GRAPH   show
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show *thermistor to ohmmeter note resistance boiling tube of glycerol, note temp. (also temp. of thermistor) *measure approx. resistance of thermistor *heat *for every 10°C rise, record temp. and resistance  
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Investigate variation of current (I) with p.d (V) :Metallic Conductor :Filament Bulb :Copper Electrodes :Semi-conductor   show
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