PHY 122 Chapter Notes -Net Force, Xm Satellite Radio
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This experiment was conducted in order to demonstrate newton"s second law of motion, to experimentally determine the acceleration of gravity and to experimentally find the mass of the object. In the experiment masses (in increments of 10 grams beginning from 10 up to 50 grams) were added to a string attached to a cart and the speed of the cart was recorded using a motion sensor. In part two, the cart was given an initial push along with the masses added to the cart as well. Therefore, 510 +/- *90 grams gexperimental=9. 1+ 0. 3 m s2 and the discrepancy between the actual acceleration due to gravity and the recorded acceleration of gravity was 6. 89%. Newton"s law that the sum of the forces has a linear relationship with acceleration and mass and the experimental acceleration by gravity is close to what it was expected to be.
