Physics Unit 6B

During an experiment there can be three

:kind of errors
personal ----> may be due to carelessness .1
Systematic ----> may be due to fault in apparatus .2
Random ---> maybe due to invisible unseen .3
causes

to minimize error ----> 1. repeat it again 2. take

average

?what is uncertainty
fault in the apparatus due to limitation of apparatus

limitation of apparatus = least count/ precision

reliable ---> less error

Precise ---> small value

less reliable ---> more precise >>> reason: because

!its difficult to take small measurement

absolute uncertainty = least count = maximum

value of uncertainty

greater than least count ---> personal error

percentage uncertainty = least

count/measurement*100

:The experiments you need to know

Practical 1 Momentum and momentum *
conservation - large trolleys
Practical 2 Momentum and momentum *
conservation - small trolleys
Practical 3 Momentum and momentum *
conservation using a linear air track
Practical 4 Rate of change of momentum using a *
linear air track
Practical 5 Rate of change of momentum using a
*trolley
Practical 6 Centripetal force - whirling bung *
*Practical 7 Centripetal force - rotating trolley
Practical 8 Measuring the charge stored by a *
capacitor
Practical 9 Effect of length and current on the force *
on a wire in a magnetic field
*Practical 10 Specific heat capacity of a liquid
Practical 11 Specific heat capacity of a solid *
Practical 12 The relationship between the pressure *
and temperature of a gas
Practical 13 The relationship between the pressure *
and volume of a gas
Practical 14 Measurement of the activity of a *
radioactive source
Practical 15 Simulation of radioactive decay *
Practical 16 Graphical representation of simple *
harmonic motion
Practical 17 Forced oscillations*
Practical 18 Investigating damped oscillations *

DON'T forget to practice

questions from sample assessment
of Unit 6B, June 2010 and Jan
!2010 Papers

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