Panitia Fizik SMJK Yu Hua Kajang FM4 Peka 2013

PEKA 3 : Relationship between Inertia and mass.

Problem What is the relationship between inertia and mass ?
Statement
Inference Inertia is dependent upon mass

Aim To study the relationship between inertia and mass using an inertial balance
Variables (a) Manipulated : mass

(b) Responding : Time for 20 oscillation (20T)

(c) Fixed : Amplitude of oscillation

Hypothesis When the mass increases , inertia increases

Apparatus Hacksaw Blade, G-Clamp , stop watch, workbench, Triple Beam Balance

Materials Plasticine, Plasticine Mass X

Operational Inertia : The tendency of an object to resist motion

Definition of
Variables
Procedure Diagram of Apparatus

1. Arrange an inertia balance as shown in the diagram.

2. Clamp the hacksaw blade tightly and horizontally onto the workbench legs
3. Place a lump of plasticine with a mass of 30g at the free end of the hacksaw
blade
4. Displace the hacksaw blade slightly from the horizontal equilibrium position
and release it so that it oscillates horizontally
5. Determine and record the time taken for 20 complete oscillations, t 1. Repeat the
procedure with the same mass for another reading t 2.
6. Repeat procedure 4 & 5 using plasticine with mass of 40g, 60g, 80g, 100g &
120g. (You can use your own values)
7. An unknown mass of plasticine will be given by your Physics teacher.
8. Place the unknown mass of plasticine on to the blade and find the time taken
for 20 oscillation

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Table of
Results
Mass of Time taken for 20 complete oscillations Average time for
plasticine , 20T / s 20 oscillation
m/g Trial 1 , t1/s Trial 2, t2 (20T/s)
30
40
60
80
100
120
Mass X

Graphs Plot a graph of time for 20 oscillation against mass, m

Find the unknown mass X from your graph by showing clearly how this is
accomplished

Discussion 1. What is the relationship between the time taken for 20 oscillation and inertia

2. From the graph, state the relationship between time taken for 20 oscillation and
mass of object

3. State the relationship between inertia of an object and mass of object

4. Mass of X : _____________

Conclusion 1. The time for 20 oscillation indicates the inertia of an object

2. The bigger the time for 20 oscillation (20T), the bigger is the inertia
3. The bigger the mass of an object, the bigger is the inertia

Precaution The time taken for 20 complete oscillation was taken twice to reduce random
error.

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