MORADA, RENCHIE RYLE

PHYS101L/A12

Analysis and Result

Part I (Latent Heat of Fusion)

This table shows all the data we have gathered in the first experiment which is the latent
heat of fusion of an ice.
Determining the Latent Heat of Fusion of Ice
Mass of calorimeter, mc 229.9 g
Mass of water, mw 225.6 g
Mass of mixture, mmix 518.4 g
Mass of ice, mI 32.9 g
Initial temperature of ice, tI 0℃
Initial temperature of calorimeter, tc 80 ℃
Initial temperature of water, tw 80 ℃
Final temperature of mixture, tmix 57 ℃
Experimental Latent Heat of Fusion 82.84cal/g
Actual Latent Heat of Fusion 80cal/g
Percentage Error 3.55%

This table shows the different values that we have gathered such as the mass of the
different apparatus and its initial temperature which has the values of 0 and 80. For the
final temperature, the mixture has accumulated 57 degrees celsius of final temperature.
The percentage error is low because the difference between the actual and experimental
latent heat is not that huge. This is not what we expect, we thought that the experimental
value would be higher.
MORADA, RENCHIE RYLE
PHYS101L/A12

Part II (Transverse Waves: Frequency of Vibration)

This is the second experiment that we conducted which is the transverse wave. In this
experiment, we determine the frequency of vibration of wires using the tension and linear mass
density parameters.
Table 1. Frequency of Vibration and Tension
Diameter of wire = 0.020 in
Linear mass density of wire = 0.0150 g/cm
Trial Tension, T Number Length Frequency Frequency Percentage
(Mass added + of of of of Error
mass of pan)segments, string, vibration, vibration,
n L (experimental) (computed)
1 63, 3 50 cm 66 Hz 61.83 Hz 6.74%
743.23
dynes
2 73, 3 50 cm 72.8 Hz 66.43 Hz 9.59%
549.88
dynes
3 83, 3 50 cm 76.3 Hz 70.72 Hz 7.89%
356.53
dynes
4 93, 3 50 cm 80.2 Hz 74.76 Hz 7.28%
163.18
dynes
5 102, 3 50 cm 86.1 Hz 78.60 Hz 9.54%
969.83
dynes

This table shows the date we have gathered in the second experiment. As expected, the
values of the Tension of wire is changing from lower values to higher and vice versa. The
difference between the experimental and computed frequency of vibration is not too huge. As a
result, the values of the percentage error is less than 10 percent.
 MORADA, RENCHIE RYLE
PHYS101L/A12

Table 2. Frequency of Vibration and Linear Mass Density

Trial Linear Number Length Frequency Frequency Percentage

Mass of of of of Error
Density segments, string, vibration, vibration,
n L (experimental) (computed)
1 0.0078 2 50 cm 80.8 Hz 76.05 Hz 6.25%
g/cm
2 0.0184 3 50 cm 82 Hz 74.27 Hz 10.41%
g/cm
3 0.0112 3 50 cm 97 Hz 95.20 Hz 1.89%
g/cm
4 0.0039 1 50 cm 53 Hz 53.77 Hz 1.43%
g/cm
5 0.0150 3 50 cm 89 Hz 82.26 Hz 8.19%
g/cm

This table shows the different values of the second part of the second experiment. This
time, we use linear mass density as a parameter. The experimental and computed frequency of
vibration is quite larger to the first part of this experiment. As a result, there is a trial that exceeds
10 percent of percentage error. We expected this to happen because of the different parameter
that is used in the experiment.
 MORADA, RENCHIE RYLE
PHYS101L/A12

Problem and Solution

1. If the amount of heat needed for a phase change is 300 kcal, calculate the latent heat of a 5
kg material.

Solution:
Given: Q = 300 k.cal
M = 5 kg

L=Q/M
L = 300 / 5
L = 60 k.cal/kg

2. Calculate the amount of heat added to 1 gram gold to change phase from solid to liquid.
Heat of fusion for gold is 64.5 x 103 J/kg.

Solution:
Given: Mass (m) = 1 gram = 1 x 10-3 kg
Heat of Fusion (LF) = 64.5 x 103 J/kg.
Q = m LF
Q = (1 x 10-3 kg) (64.5 x 103 J/kg)
Q = 64.5 Joule

3. How long does it take a wave of frequency 0.2 Hz and wavelength 2 m to travel along a
rope of length 4 m?

Solution:
v = f λ = 0.2 (2) = 0.4 m/s
time = length / velocity = 4 m / 0.4 m/s = 10 s

4. What is the frequency of a pendulum that swings at the rate of 45 cycles per minute.

Solution:
1 minute = 60 seconds
frequency = number of cycles / total time = 45 / 60 = 0.75 Hz