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Experiment # 8: Object

This document describes an experiment to investigate the conservation of energy for an object sliding down a slope. The experiment involves measuring the height, mass, velocity, and kinetic and potential energy of an object at different points as it slides down an adjustable slope. The total energy is calculated at each point by adding the kinetic and potential energies, and the results are analyzed to determine if total energy is conserved during the motion.

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Experiment # 8: Object

This document describes an experiment to investigate the conservation of energy for an object sliding down a slope. The experiment involves measuring the height, mass, velocity, and kinetic and potential energy of an object at different points as it slides down an adjustable slope. The total energy is calculated at each point by adding the kinetic and potential energies, and the results are analyzed to determine if total energy is conserved during the motion.

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DHA SUFFA UNIVERSITY Dept.

of Basic Science
Applied Physics BS-1101| LAB

NAME
ENROLLMENT #
GROUP #

EXPERIMENT # 8
OBJECT:
To investigate the conservation of energy for an object sliding down a slope.

FORMULA:

Potential Energy: U = mgh


Kinetic Energy: KE = ½ mv2
Total Energy: E = KE + U
E = ½ mv2 + mgh
PROCEDURE:

 Adjust the slope so that the horizontal section is about 20 to 25 cm above the
table. And measure the height (in m)
 Calculate velocity of the object at each point by dividing the distance of the object
(in meters) by the time in seconds.
 Use a balance to find the mass of the object (in kg).
 Use PE = mgh (where m is the mass of the object in kg, g is acceleration due to
gravity, and h is the height of the object placed, Calculate the potential energy of
the at each point.
 Use KE = (1/2) mv2 (where m is the object of the ball in kg and v is the velocity of
the object at that point) to calculate the kinetic energy of the object at each point.
 Add potential energy and kinetic energy together to get total energy.

OBSERVATION:
S:no Mass of Height Height Height U1 Time Distance Vavg Vf K.E1
an (ho) (h1) (Δh) (Δt1) (Δx1)
object
kg m m m J s m m/s m/s J
DHA SUFFA UNIVERSITY Dept. of Basic Science
Applied Physics BS-1101| LAB
S:no Mass of Height Height U2 Δt2 Δx2 Vavg Vf K.E2
an (h2) (Δh)
object
kg m m J s m m/s m/s J

CALCULATION:

RESULT:
 Total energy is _________________

SOURCE OF ERROR:

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PRECAUTIONS:
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POST LAB ASSIGNMENT:

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