PEKA 1: TO STUDY THE EFFECT OF MASS ON THE INERTIA OF AN OBJECT Inference : Inertia depends on mass Hypot e!"!

: The larger the mass, the larger the inertia A"# of t e e$per"#ent: To study the effect of mass on the inertia of an object %&r"&'(e!: ManipulatedVariable : Mass, m Responding Variable : Period of oscillation, T Constant Variable : Stiffness of blade, distance of the centre of the plasticine from the clamp App&r&t)!*M&ter"&(!: !igsa" blade, #$clamp, stop"atch, and plasticine spheres of mass %& g, '& g, (& g, )& g, and *&& g Setup:

Proce+)re: * +ne end of the jigsa" blade is clamped to the leg of a table "ith a #$clamp as per the diagram dra"n % , %& g plasticine ball is fi-ed at the free end of the blade . The free end of the blade is displaced hori/ontally and released so that it oscillates The time for *& complete oscillations is measured using a stop"atch This step is repeated The a0erage of *& oscillations is calculated Then, the period of oscillation is determined ' Steps % and . are repeated using plasticine balls "ith masses '& g, (& g, )& g, and *&&g g 1 , graph of T% 0ersus mass of load, m is dra"n

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#raph of T% 0ersus m:

D"!c)!!"on: The graph of T% 0ersus m sho"s a straight line passing through the origin This means that the period of oscillation increases "ith the mass of the load2 that is, an object "ith a large mass has a large inertia Prec&)t"on: The e-periment should be repeated more than one times to get an accurate readings Conc()!"on: The larger the mass, the larger the inertia 3ypothesis accepted