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Centripital Force Lab - PLEASE HELP!
Ok so i need to do this lab, write a report, and prepare a defence for tomorrow
pretty much i spin a mass horizontally on a string attached vertically to a force sensor. i hold onto a plastic tube through which the string goes and using the force sensor i get data (a force time graph) from which i can get the average force and the period/frequency
for my part i need to use different radii of the string and graph a relationship between the force and the radius length
so i did all of this but I am really confused by my results:
if i spin the mass fast the period is small and the force is large
if i spin the mass slowly (fast enough to keep the mass horizontal) i get a larger period and a smaller average force
but changing the radius of the string does not seem to change much (anything)
so my question to you is how does the radius relate to everything if other things are kept constant (or as constant as possible)
so i really need some help, any hints or something that would help me get the answer.
btw i do know the mass of the rubber stopper (mass on the end of the string) = 12.4 grams
any help is greatly appreciated !
Homework Statement
Ok so i need to do this lab, write a report, and prepare a defence for tomorrow
pretty much i spin a mass horizontally on a string attached vertically to a force sensor. i hold onto a plastic tube through which the string goes and using the force sensor i get data (a force time graph) from which i can get the average force and the period/frequency
for my part i need to use different radii of the string and graph a relationship between the force and the radius length
so i did all of this but I am really confused by my results:
if i spin the mass fast the period is small and the force is large
if i spin the mass slowly (fast enough to keep the mass horizontal) i get a larger period and a smaller average force
but changing the radius of the string does not seem to change much (anything)
so my question to you is how does the radius relate to everything if other things are kept constant (or as constant as possible)
so i really need some help, any hints or something that would help me get the answer.
btw i do know the mass of the rubber stopper (mass on the end of the string) = 12.4 grams
any help is greatly appreciated !