Aim : The aim of this experiment is to determine the relationship between period of oscillations, T and length of pendulum, m.

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Procedure
1 Tie one end of the tread to a brass bob and the other end is clamped to the retort clamp with the help of two pieces of coin.
2 Adjust the tread so that the length from the point it is clamped to the center of the bob , L is 20.0cm
3 Oscillate the pendulum bob at a small angle of about 10°.
4 Measure the time,t1 for 10 complete oscillations.
5 Measure the time,t2 for another 10 complete oscillations.
6 Determine the average of t1 and t2 and record the value as t.
7 Calculate period of oscillations, T = average time taken for 10 oscillations, t
10
8 Repeat procedure 2 to 7 for length of pendulum, L = 30·0 cm, 40·0 cm, 50·0 cm and 60·0 cm
(a) For the experiment described, state:
(i) one suitable hypothesis

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(ii) the manipulated variable

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(iii) the responding variable

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(iv) the constant variable

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(b) (i) Tabulate your data for all values of L, t1, t2, t, T and T2 in the space below.

L / cm t1 / s t2 / s t/s T/s T2 / s
20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

(c) On a graph paper draw a graph of T2 against l

(d) Based on the graph in (c), state the relationship between T2 and l.

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(e) State one precaution that should be taken to improve the accuracy of the readings in this experiment.

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