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MOMENT BAK
Aimn
To find_the massOf aqiven body

Apparatus
Mebre scaleslotl.ecd weiqhts_string stand,given booly
3 heoYy
when a uniform bornemains Horizontal clock wise
moments equal anti-clockwise moments trom th ligure
MxAG /x BG
Wx B6
M AG This is thu working- formula

4 Proceduye
The
The give in mebre Scale is Suspended from a Sbing
Ehrough the Comlu of graviby. (It is at_the centre of the
Scole ie; a 50cm): So thot the Scale Yemains_hoizonl
Then the qiven bod o if mass M kq is Suspencled
Then
from
from the scole at A say 1o cm from 6). Slatted
weigk of w kg- is Suspendecl from on thu oher sie
of the centre of qraviby Ond ibs _posibion is adiuyked
SO that bhe Scale ogaih remainher horizontal Leb
its posihon be at B Measune AG Qnd B
The experipmenk s repeabed by etargi Changing
Changing
tha slo tbed weiqht Suspended (60g l00 I50g,
KeepingAG Consfant Qnd in Cach Case measuie BG. The
Keeping-
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Cxperimenk Canalso be repeabecd by Changing AG

and BGkeeping the slothed weightthe same
Headings CYeLa bulatec Moass of bhe Suspended body
Can be calcalated using Lh Cormula

M=
wxBG
AG
Cent re of graviby G=
5Result
Mass of the Qiven bods =

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A G B

0 20 30 40 50 80

Body of Mass Slotbed

M weiqh

Slotted M= WBG
Mean
weiqht AG BG M AG M

W Cgm) Cm
Cm (gm) gm)

Observabions Ond Colculations

Moss of the given body
Wx BG
M =

AG

Mean M