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    This document describes an experiment to investigate the relationship between the mass of an object and its period of oscillation. It is hypothesized that the bigger the mass, the longer the period of oscillation due to greater inertia. The experiment involves attaching plasticine balls of varying mass to a jigsaw blade and measuring the period of oscillation. Preliminary results show periods increasing with mass, supporting the hypothesis that greater mass leads to greater inertia and longer oscillation periods.

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    This document describes an experiment to investigate the relationship between the mass of an object and its period of oscillation. It is hypothesized that the bigger the mass, the longer the period of oscillation due to greater inertia. The experiment involves attaching plasticine balls of varying mass to a jigsaw blade and measuring the period of oscillation. Preliminary results show periods increasing with mass, supporting the hypothesis that greater mass leads to greater inertia and longer oscillation periods.

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    This document describes an experiment to investigate the relationship between the mass of an object and its period of oscillation. It is hypothesized that the bigger the mass, the longer the period of oscillation due to greater inertia. The experiment involves attaching plasticine balls of varying mass to a jigsaw blade and measuring the period of oscillation. Preliminary results show periods increasing with mass, supporting the hypothesis that greater mass leads to greater inertia and longer oscillation periods.

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    Peka Form 4 Inertia

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    This document describes an experiment to investigate the relationship between the mass of an object and its period of oscillation. It is hypothesized that the bigger the mass, the longer the period of oscillation due to greater inertia. The experiment involves attaching plasticine balls of varying mass to a jigsaw blade and measuring the period of oscillation. Preliminary results show periods increasing with mass, supporting the hypothesis that greater mass leads to greater inertia and longer oscillation periods.

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    PHYSICS PEKA FORM 4:

    MASS AND INERTIA


     Inference:
    The period of the oscillation
    is depends on the mass of plasticine

     Hypothesis:The bigger the mass the


    longer the period of the oscillation

     Aim:To investigate the relationship


    between the inertia of the object and
    its mass
     Variables:
    1) Manipulated variable: Mass of the plasticine , m
    2) Responding variable: Period of the oscillation, T
    3) Fixed variable: The stiffness of jigsaw blade and
    the distance of the centre of the plasticine from the
    clamp
     Apparatus and materials:
    Jigsaw blade , stopwatch , plasticine sphere
    of different masses and G-clamp
    Procedure:
    1) Apparatus and materials are setup as shown
    in the diagram.
    2) A 20g plasticine ball is fixed at the free end
    of the blade.
    3) The free end of the blade is displaced
    horizontally and released so that it
    oscillates. The time for 10 complete
    oscillations,t1is measured using a stopwatch
    and recorded.
    4) Step (3) is repeated to get t2. The average of
    10 complete oscillations, t is calculated.
    Then the period of oscillation is
    determined ,T
    5) Step (3) and step (4) are repeated using
    plasticine ball with masses 40g , 60g , 80g
    and 100g
    6) A graph of T2 versus mass of load, m is
    drawn
    Results:
     The change in mass and time for 10
    oscillations are recorded in the table below:
    Mass of Time for 10 Period, T (s) Square
    plasticine, m oscillations, t period, T2 (s2)
    (g) (s)
    t1 t2 t

    20.0
    40.0
    60.0
    Discussion
    1) From the experiment it is observed that the
    bigger the mass of plasticine attached to the
    jigsaw blade, the bigger the period of
    oscillation of the blade.
    2) The period of the oscillation is an indicator
    of inertia of the plasticine whereby the bigger
    the period of oscillation , the bigger is the
    inertia of the plasticine. Hence , the bigger is
    the mass of the plasticine , the bigger is its
    inertia
     The gradient of the graph:
    T 2
    m
    m
     .............s 2 / g
     From the graph:
    When
    a) The mass of plasticine = 12 g
    Period of oscillation= …………….
    b) The mass of plasticine = 22 g
    Period of oscillation= …………….
    c) The mass of plasticine = 52 g
    Period of oscillation= …………….
    Conclusion:
    Object with a larger mass has larger inertia

     Precautions:
    1) The jigsaw blade must be horizontal.
    2) Make sure the plasticine ball is oscillating in
    the same horizontal plane

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