Niño B.

Parenas
BSCE 1D Date: 4/23/2021
Experiment 12
ENERGY CONSERVATION USING PROJECTILE LAUNCHER

TABLE 1. Determining the Initial Velocity, vo

Vertical Distance (y):0.8350m

Horizontal Distance
Trial Number
1 2.0200 m
2| | 1.9950 m
3| |2.0300 m
Average
| |2.0150 m

Calculated time of flight, t =0.4128s Initial velocity, vo 4.8813m/s

TABLE 2. Determining the Maximum Height

Trial Number Maximum Height (m)

1 1.2000 m
2| | 1.2500 m
3| | 1.2300 m
|
Average | 1.2267 m

TABLE 3. Results
| Mass of Ball | 0.0098kg
| Initial Kinetic Energy |0.1168
| Final Potential Energy | 0.1178J
| Percent Difference |0.8525
COMPUTATIONS

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Analysis : The experiment showed a projectile motion that a representation of a conservation
of energy however there are still errors present in the experiment like air resistance, human
error, and other errors because the percent difference is 0.8525 %, but still it was closed to
zero so partially the experiment represent the conservation of energy.
Conclusion: The experiment showed the conversation of energy that an energy in a projectile
motion has an energy that was not created nor destroy, with a 0.8525 % difference because of
some errors.

QUESTIONS

1. Show that when a body of mass m is dropped from a height h, the sum of its
kinetic and potential energies is constant at any instant and is equal to mgh

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2. A 2.0 kg rock is released from rest at a height of 20.0 m. Ignore air resistance and
determine the kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy, and the total
mechanical energy at each of the following heights: 20.0 10.0, and 0 m.

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3. Using the principle of conservation of mechanical energy, determine the speed of
the block with a mass of 2.00 kg as the block of mass 6.00 kg hits the ground. The
6.00 kg object is initially positioned at 2.00 m high from the ground. Consider
frictionless pulley and neglect air resistance.

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