Determination of Centripetal Force via Uniform Circular Motion
Trial #
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2
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Rotating mass (g)
Radius (cm)
Time for 50 cycles
trial 1 (s)
Time for 50 cycles
trial 2 (s)
Mass required to place rotating mass over indicator (g)
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Trial #
1
2
3
Average time (s)
Frequency (cycles/s)
Radius (m)
Centripetal force
Measured force
Percent difference