Equilibrium - 9 Data and Work Sheets - Print Out Before Coming to the Lab Equilibrium - Physics 1201A 2021-2022 Please circle the appropriate values Course TIOIA T2018 T401K TS01K Lab Section 002 | 003 | 004 | 005 | 006 | 007 | 008 | 009 | O10 ] O13 | O14 Lab Subsection A |B |C]D Name First: Student # Lab Partner First: Lab Station # Date Demonstrator Disclaimer: Please note that some but not all questions in this lab writeup will be graded. EXPERIMEN’ TRANSLATIONAL EQUILIBRIUM OF A POINT OBJECT (RING) DATA Each partner should attach a drawing paper to their lab writeup with at least one data set. Table 1: ata for Equilibrium of a Point Mass me] ™@ | me] a @ ] Average 6; | Average © CALCULATIONS Table 2: Average 0 values for Equilibrium of a Point Mass my (kg) | ma (kg) | ms (kg) ‘Average 0; Average 0)Equilibrium - 10 Use Equations (6) and (7) to calculate the sum of force components °F; and Y°F,. Use the average value of @ and g = 9.804 + 0.001 m/s’. Record the steps of your calculation. Use SI units. Fretx = LF y= components: Faery = LB Ideally, 2 F, and YF, should each be equal to zero. However, due to experimental uncertainties, your ) F; and JF, values may not be zero. Our experience shows that the absolute uncertainties in the net force components)" F; and Y: Fy are usually less than + 0.1 N. If your experimental values YFrand YF, are less than + 0.1 N, then you can conclude that they are negligible and hence equal to zero within the experimental uncertainties. Can you conclude from your results that the plastic ring is in translational equilibrium? Explain. Question: Can an object be in translational equilibrium if there are only two forces acting on it? Use sketches to explain your answer. You may use the equipment to test your answer.Equilibrium - 11 EXPERIMENT 2: THE CONDITIONS FOR ROTATIONAL EQUILIBRIUM OF AN EX- TENDED RIGID BODY Na Zero end 4, d, Zero end 4, \ a, 0 |x, X> 0 |x $ { Xo mg me mg ms mg (a) The centre of mass X; is on the left hand side of the balance point X. T; is positive m,8 (b) The centre of mass side of the balance point X. t; is negative. Figure 6: The forces acting on a meter ruler. Xj, Xo, and X; are the positions of the masses my, mp, and ms, dj, dz, and d3 are the distances between the masses and the balance point X. Always keep the zero end of the ruler on the left side as shown in Figure 6. Estimate and record the uncertainties of data in Table 3. s on the right hand DATA Table 3: Equilibrium of a meter ruler + Position of the centre of mass, X3 = + Mass m, | Mass m2 | Position of mass my | Position of mass mz | Balance point () ®) Xi (cm) X (cm) X (em) Data set a | + + + + + Data set #2 | + + +Equilibrium - 12 CALCULATIONS Table 4: Equilibrium of a meter ruler - Distances to the axis of rotation Mass my Mass m2 dy ad ds (kg) (kg) (m) (m) (m) Data set #1 + + + + + Data set #2 + + + + + Calculate the magnitude of the torque about the balance point for each of the three weights and record in Table 5. Sample calculation for Data set #1: Perform a sample calculation below. Use the correct ST units in every step. Assign signs to the torques depending on whether they act in a clockwise or in a counterclockwise direction. Use g = 9.804 + 0.001 m/s?. T= med ) = med 3 = msgds ‘The net torque is given by: ter = LTH Rty ‘Table 5: Equilibrium of a meter ruler - Calculation of torques Record each torque with its correct sign. % % ts Tat = LT (Nm) (Nm) Wm (Nm) Data set #1 Data set #2Equilibrium - 13 ‘Af the meter ruler is in rotational equilibrium, then Tyer (last column) should be equal to zero within the experimental uncertainties. Select one data set from Table 5 for your uncertainty calculations. Calculate the absolute uncer- tainty 5¢,, 5%, and 5t; from t = migd), %] = mogdz, and t = msgds using the uncertainty propagation rule for products. Calculate 5tyep = t + T + 1 based on the uncertainties 5t1, 51, and 53 calculated above. Record the value of Tyer with its uncertainly 5 tye. Tat + OTnet = Based on the overlap test (Notes to Students, Section 4.1), does tyer = 0 within the experimental uncertainties? Post-lab questiorEquilibrium - 14 Answer the following question without the help from your demonstrator. You may discuss with your lab partner. Question: Why are door handles placed as far as possible from the door hinges? (Consider that the torque needed to open the door is constant, Think about variables in the equation for 1.)Equilibrium - 15 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS (What can you conclude from your results in Experiment 1 and Experiment 2? Did you get the expected results? If not, why? Analyse your results to draw conclusions.) Marks Table Total Mark (Lab report + Pre-lab )