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C1 practical: Measuring g with a pendulum example results

I decided to use the photogate set for Pendulum timing to measure the time period of the pendulum. The computer recorded each cycle for as long as the pendulum cut the beam, I have included here the data for 15 consecutive swings which I have averaged later. The uncertainty in the Period was based on the smallest digit given by the photogate which was measuring the time period.The uncertainty in the length of the...


Tags: Pendulum, Period, Value, Uncertainty

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