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Part 3: Travelling wave pulse on a spring. Procedure 1) Use the triple beam bala

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Question

Part 3: Travelling wave pulse on a spring. Procedure 1) Use the triple beam balance to measure and record the mass of the spring and bag. 2) Two students each attach one end of the spring to their spring scale, and then walk then remove the spring from the bag and measure and record the mass of the bag. away from one another until a tension of 9 Newtons appears on the spring. Use the average tension if the scales don't record the same value. These students have to try to hold their positions and their tensions while all the remaining measurements are made. 3) Measures and records the length of the stretched spring using the tape measure. The 4) Creates a pulse on the spring, then measures and records the time the pulse requires to 5) Repeat all the work in step (2)-(4) using a second tension of 18 Newtons. key here is to match the shape of the hanging tape measure with that of the spring. travels the length of the spring four times using a stop watch.

Explanation / Answer

To Study The Speed of Pulse Travelling On a Spring

This is an experiment to study the speed of the pulse travelling on a spring. Whilst performing, precise measurements ought to be made and must be recored correctly in order to reduce the margin of errors to the minimum. This experiment is performed using a Triple Beam Balance. Begin the experiment by first measuring and recording the weight of the spring and the bag together. Next, remove the spring from the bag, weigh the bag and record it. Once this is done, in the next step two students will have to attach the ends of the springs to the spring scale and walk in the opposite diection whilst holding the spring until a Tension of 9 Newtons appear on the scale. In case if the said value does not appear, average tension must be used. Note that the students must remain in their postions while all the measruments are being made and recorded. Next step, measure the length of the stretched spring using a tape measure. The key to measuring is to match the shape of the spring with the tape i.e to place the tape along the coil of the spring. This gives the total length required. Now create a Pulse, then measure and record the time taken by the pulse to travel the spring length 4 times using a stop watch. Repeat this experiment omitting the first step using a Tension of 18 Newtons.