Physics investigatory

project

BEACON HIGH SCHOOL

ASMI GUPTA
XI B
(PCM)
 CERTIFICATE

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

This is to certify that ASMI GUPTA , a student

of class XI-Science has successfully completed
the research on the below mentioned project
under the guidance of ______________
(Subject Teacher) during the academic session
2023-24 in partial fulfillment of physics
practical examination conducted by CBSE,
New Delhi.

Signature of external examiner Signature of

physics

teacher
ACKNOWLEDGEME
NT
In the accomplishment of this project
successfully, many people have best owned
upon me their blessings and the heart pledged
support, this time I am utilizing to thank all the
people who have been concerned with project.
Primarily I would thank god for being able to
complete this project with success. Then I
would like to thank my principal Ms. Vishakha
Gupta and physics teacher _______________,
whose valuable guidance has been the ones
that helped me patch this project and make it
full proof success his suggestions and his
instructions has served as the major
contributor towards the completion of the
project.
Then I would like to thank my parents and
friends who have helped me with their valuable
suggestions and guidance has been helpful in
various phases of the completion of the
project.
 INDEX

1. Certificate of excellence
2.Acknowledgement
3.Introduction
4.Objective
5.Procedure followed
6.Observation
7.Conclusion
8.Precaution
9.Bibliography
 Newton's Third law of Motion

• INTRODUCTION
You probably know that whenyou push against a
wall, you are pushed back by the wall. Similarly,
earth pulls you down with gravitational force.
What you may not realize is you are also exerting
an equal amount of force on the earth. This
remarkable fact is a consequence of Newton’s
third law.
Newton’s 3rd Law: If an object A exerts a force on
object B, then object B must exert a force of equal
magnitude and opposite direction back on object
A.
This law signifies that forces always occur in pairs,
and one body cannot exert a force on another
without experiencing a force itself.

 OBJECTIVE
To study the Third Law of Motion using two spring
balances
 THEORY

According to Newton, whenever objects A

and B interact with each other, they exert
forces upon each other. When you sit in
your chair, your body exerts a downward
force on the chair and the chair exerts an
upward force on your body. There are two
forces resulting from this interaction - a
force on the chair and a force on your
body. These two forces are
called action and reaction forces and are
the subject of Newton's third law of
motion. Formally stated, Newton's third
law is:
For every action, there is an equal and
opposite reaction.

The statement means that in every interaction, there

is a pair of forces acting on the two interacting
objects. The size of the forces on the first
object equals the size of the force on the second
object. The direction of the force on the first object
is opposite to the direction of the force on the
second object. Forces always come in pairs - equal
and opposite action-reaction force pairs.
• PROCEDURE
1. Take two similar spring balances of different
ranges, say A and B.
2. Note the least count of the spring balances.
3. Attach the ring of spring balance A on a hook
fixed in the wall and the spring balance B is
attached to the hook of spring balance A.
4. Hold the spring balances exactly horizontal to
the table.
5. Pull the ring of spring balance B gently.6.
Observe and note the reading of both the
spring balances. Repeat the experiment by
applying different forces

• OBSERVATION
1. Least count of the spring balance = value of 1
small division
2. Least count of the spring balance A= 1 N
3. Least count of the spring balance B = 0.4 N
READING OF A READING OF B DIFFERENCE OF
READING

12N 12N 0N
20N 20N 0N
  RESULT:
The readings on both the balances are the
same in each case. Thus action and reaction
forces are equal and opposite and act on two
different bodies.

PRECAUTIONS:
1. Spring balance of different least count
should be taken.
2. The spring balance should be brought in
elastic mode before doing the experiment.
3. The second spring balance should not be
pulled beyond its elastic limit.
4. The reading of the spring balance should be
taken without any parallax error.

REFERENCES
Books
Manual of Secondary Science Kit for Classes XI
and XII - Published by NCERT
Science textbook for class
XI–Published by National Council of
Educational Research and Training,New Delhi
Websites
http://epathshala.nic.in/wp-content/doc/book/f
lipbook/Class%20IX/0964-Science/CHAP%209/
index.html