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FRISNEDI, Nadine T.
OBJECTIVE
Torque, which is developed by Archimedes, is the
ability of force to change the rotational motion of
a particle and an influence to change the rotational
motion of an object. For a body to be in equilibrium
the sum of all the torques acting on it, clockwise
and counter clockwise, should be zero.
Equilibrium implies a state of balance. Its second
condition states that the net torque acting on the
body should be zero for angular acceleration to be
zero.
The purpose of this experiment is to study the
principles of torque through the application
of Newtons second condition of equilibrium.
The students were tasked with obtaining the
weight and forces
of certain apparatuses
through the analysis of equilibrium so as
to
practice
and understand more clearly the
significance of torque in the process. In order to
evaluate their findings, the
students
were
prompted to compare their gathered data
with actual values through the computation
of the percent differences.
This relationship
between torque and equilibrium is the main
background of the experiment which was
conducted.
By the end of the experiment, it is expected for
students to know the second condition of
equilibrium. They will learn how the second
condition affects an object or a body. They will also
learn how to apply the second condition in
computing the unknown data in the experiment.
Through this experiment, the students will gain
more knowledge and appreciation about the
concepts on torque and how different is first
condition of equilibrium to the second one.
Students will also appreciate the concept of second
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After that, the 10g weight was taken off from the
pan, P1. A weight of 5g, which is considered the
W2, was placed on P2. The two pans were placed
again on the beam for the system to be in
equilibrium.
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TRIAL
1
W1= 10g
W2= 5g
W1= 15g
W2= 25g
W1= 30g
W2= 20g
L1
L2
L3
L4
17.7
cm
24.7
cm
21.1
cm
17.7
cm
10.2
cm
16.3
cm
19.9
cm
10.1
cm
10.1
cm
22.1
cm
18.2
cm
10.1
cm
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2
3
P1
P2
(COMPUTED)
(COMPUTED)
25.59g
25.5g
W1 = 10g
W2 = 5g
2 =
Percent Difference
|1 2 |
+ 2
( 1
)
2
|24.8 25.41|
% 1 =
24.8 + 25.41
(
)
2
% 1 = 2.43%
% 1 =
W1 = 15g
W2 = 25g
25.58g
25.39g
W1 = 30g
W2 = 20g
25.06g
25.17g
|1 2 |
+ 2
( 1
)
2
|24.8 25.35|
% 2 =
24.8 + 25.35
(
)
2
% 2 = 2.21%
% 2 =
2 =
1 (2 4 + 1 3 )
2 3 1 4
17.7((5)(17.7) + (10)(21.1))
((24.7)(21.1) (17.7)(17.7))
2 = 25.5
1 =
(2 + 2 )4
3
(25.5 + 5)17.7
1 =
21.1
1 = 25.59
1 =
L1
17.7
cm
17.7
cm
L2
W1+P1
7.3cm
74.8g
15.1 cm
74.8g
(COMPUTED)
(MEASURED)
224.18g
240g
6.82%
108.38g
90g
18.53%
TRIAL
%Diff
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Sample Computations:
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wB (COMPUTED)
144.48g
144.04g
144.15g
wB (MEASURED)
137g
1 + 1 = 50 + 24.8 = 74.8
()
Average Weight WB =
Percent Difference =
(1 + 1 )1
=
sin 2
() =
144.22g
5.14%
Sample Computations:
(74.8)17.7
(sin 54)7.3
() = 224.18
1 + 1 = 50 + 24.8 = 74.8
=
(1 + 1 )1
2
(74.8)14.1
7.3
= 144.48
For the third part of the experiment, the L1 and L2
was measured by getting the distance between P1
and Wb from the axis of rotation respectively. The
weight if the beam was computed using the given
formula. The average weight of pans, were
obtained by getting the average of P 1 and P2 in the
three trials. The percent difference for both trials
were computed in which the WB(MEASURED) was the
first variable and the average of the WB(COMPUTED) as
the second variable.
Percent Difference
Actual Value of = 137g
% =
L1
L2
W1+P1
14.1cm
7.3cm
74.8g
12.4cm
7.3cm
84.8g
11.1cm
7.3cm
94.8g
% =
|1 2 |
+ 2
( 1
)
2
|137 144.22|
137 + 144.22
(
)
2
% = 5.14%
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