Centripetal force apparatus
A device for the quantitative study of centripetal force: dependence on mass, radius and angular velocity in seven experiments.
The apparatus is mounted on a metal base and driven by a handle: a belt drive through a stepped pulley rotates a lever with stops for the ball, the radius of rotation is adjustable. A spring mechanism with an indicator scale indicates the force; the kit includes steel and aluminum balls. The device supports seven experiments: determining the direction of the centripetal force, checking its proportionality to the mass, radius and square of the angular velocity, inverse proportionality to the radius at a constant linear speed and inductive derivation of the formula with experimental verification. Used in physics lessons when studying circular motion.
- 1.Metal base - 1 pc.
- 2.Drive pulley with manual drive (handle on the base) - 1 pc.
- 3.Driven stepped pulley with a spring mechanism and a force indicator scale - 2 pcs.
- 4.Rotating lever with transverse arm and ball stops (adjustable radius) - 2 pcs.
- 5.Drive belt - 1 pc.
- 6.Steel ball - 2 pcs.
- 7.Aluminum ball - 1 pc.
- Determining the direction of centripetal force
- Dependence of centripetal force only on mass, radius and angular velocity
- Proportionality of centripetal force to the square of angular velocity (at constant mass and radius)
- Proportionality of centripetal force to mass (at constant radius and angular velocity)
- Proportionality of centripetal force to radius (at constant mass and angular velocity)
- Inverse proportionality of centripetal force to radius (at constant mass and linear speed)
- Inductive derivation of the centripetal force formula and its experimental verification
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