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    Junior Physics, semester 1

    Lab Report
    1. Aim and Introduction (2 points)
    The aim of the experiment is to determine the ratio of the spring constants of rubber band and the
    rubber band folded by half. The spring constant of a rubber band follows Hooke’s Law: F=kDl, where
    F is force, k is the spring constant and Dl is the change in length from its original position. Furthermore,
    the spring constant of two springs combined in parallel is the sum of the two individual spring
    constants. When put under identical environmental and experimental conditions, by folding the
    rubber band in half, length is reduced by half, thus the ratio of spring constant of the rubber band and
    the rubber band folded by half will be 1:2.

    2. Methods and Equipment (2 points)


    Equipment:

    • mass
    • Mass holder
    • Weighting scale
    • Rubber band
    • Retort stand, boss head, hook
    • Meter ruler

    Method:

    1. Set up retort stand, boss head, hook.


    2. Measure the length of the rubber band and attach to the hook, making sure it hangs directly
    down and table is not in the way.
    3. Weigh the mass on a mass holder before hanging it to the rubber band.
    4. Measure the length of the extension and calculate it by subtracting the new length by the
    original length.
    5. Repeat this 3 times.
    6. Record the average for the original length, length after mass and the mass weight.
    7. Fold the rubber band exactly in half and attach to hook, repeat the same steps as before.
    8. Calculate force by the formula F = mg.
    9. Calculate the spring constant for the rubber band and the rubber band folded in half by
    Hooke’s Law: k = F / Dl.

    10. Results (3 points)


    Rubber Band

    Length original Length after Mass and mass


    (m) mass (m) cradle (kg)
    Trial 1 0.6530 0.6780 0.09930
    Trial 2 0.6540 0.6750 0.09940
    Trial 3 0.6560 0.6760 0.09930
    Average 0.6543 ± 0.01 0.6763± 0.01 0.09933±
    0.000005

    SID:540727694
    Junior Physics, semester 1

    Rubber Band folded in half

    Length original Length after Mass and mass


    (m) mass (m) cradle (kg)
    Trial 1 0.3200 0.3250 0.09950
    Trial 2 0.3190 0.3260 0.09940
    Trial 3 0.3220 0.3240 0.09920
    Average 0.3203 ± 0.01 0.3250 ± 0.01 0.09936±
    0.000005

    Average of mass and mass cradle: 0.09935kg

    Analysis:

    For the metre ruler, smallest unit is 0.01m and thus uncertainty is half the smallest unit which is
    0.005m. Uncertainty of rubber band is due to accidental stretching, which is 0.005m. Therefore, the
    uncertainty of the rubber band and the metre ruler combined is 0.005 + 0.005 = 0.01m. The
    weighing scale’s value continuously resuscitates between 0.01g, thus uncertainty is half: 0.005g =
    0.000005kg.

    11. Interpretation (2 points)


    Since F = mg, then the force of the mass and mass holder is 0.09935 x 9.81 = 0.9746N. Then, for the
    rubber band k = F / Dl = 0.9746/ (0.6763 - 0.6543) = 44.30 N/m. For the rubber band folded in half k
    = F / Dl = 0.9746/ (0.3250 - 0.3203) = 207.4 N/m. From this, the ratio of the spring constant between
    the rubber band and the rubber band folded in half is approximately 1:5. This is a valid experiment
    which achieves the aim of determing the ratio of the spring constants of rubber band and the rubber
    band folded by half but does not prove the hypothesis in which the ratio should be 1:2. This could be
    due to many sources of error such as parallax errors, accidental stretch of rubber band and
    measurement uncertainties, especially the resuscitation of the weighing scale which decreases
    reliability and accuracy of the experiment.

    12. Conclusion (1 point)


    In conclusion, the ratio of the spring constant between the rubber band and the rubber band folded
    in half is approximately 1:5. The value was obtained by analysing the relationship between the force
    applied to the rubber band and the extension as a result. This is consistent with the concept that the
    spring constant increases with the stiffness of the spring, where the rubber band folded in half is stiffer
    than the rubber band itself.

    SID:540727694

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