Centripetal Force on a Pendulum

The purpose of this activity is to experimentally measure the centripetal force acting on a pendulum as a function of angular position. The experimentally measured value will be compared to the value predicted by measurements of mass, speed and radius. The student discovers that a simple treatment ignoring the vector nature of the forces does not match the measured results.

Grade Level: College • High School

Subject: Physics

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Centripetal Force on a Pendulum Experiment

Motion of pendulum experiment shows mass, radius, angular velocity and centripetal force relationship. This complete solution is designed for use with PASCO Capstone Software.

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