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Precautionary Steps For Investigative Experiments

The document lists several common investigative experiments and precautionary steps that should be taken for each. For experiments involving measuring instruments, springs, heat, light, and electricity, precautions include avoiding parallax errors when taking readings, ensuring proper thermal contact and insulation, loading springs within their elastic limits, carrying out light experiments in darkened rooms, and making secure electrical connections.

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Precautionary Steps For Investigative Experiments

The document lists several common investigative experiments and precautionary steps that should be taken for each. For experiments involving measuring instruments, springs, heat, light, and electricity, precautions include avoiding parallax errors when taking readings, ensuring proper thermal contact and insulation, loading springs within their elastic limits, carrying out light experiments in darkened rooms, and making secure electrical connections.

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Precautionary Steps for Investigative Experiments:

(Paper 3 Section A, Paper 3 Section B & Paper 2 Section A)

Type of Experiment
No. Precautionary Steps that can be taken
Involved
1. Measuring a. The eye level must be perpendicular to the reading
Instruments scale measured to avoid from parallax error.
Such as ammeter,
voltmeter, metre rule, b. Taken into account zero error of instrument.
thermometer…
2. Spring a. Make sure the spring is not loaded beyond the
elastic limit.

b. The eye level must be perpendicular to the scale of


ruler to avoid from parallax error.
3. Heat a. Liquid must be stirred constantly so that temperature
rises evenly.

b. Aluminum block must be wrapped with insulating


material to prevent heat lost.

c. Thermometer bulb should be smeared with oil to


give better thermal contact with the block.

d. The eye level must be perpendicular to the scale of


thermometer to avoid from parallax error.
4. Light a. Experiment must be carried out in darkened room.

b. Lens, screen and object must be in line.

c. The eye level must be perpendicular to the scale of


ruler to avoid from parallax error.
5. Electric a. All connections must be secure/tight.

b. Off the switch after readings are taken to prevent


wires from heating up.

c. The eye level must be perpendicular to the scale of


ammeter/voltmeter to avoid from parallax error.

***UNACCEPTABLE ANSWER:
Avoid from parallax error – No mark given for precautionary steps without explanation.

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