Objective: The object of this lab was to experimentally analyze the uniform circular motion by its centripetal acceleration and force and then comparing it to the theoretical value. Theory: An object moving in a uniform circular motion has a centripetal acceleration that when multiplied by the mass gives the centripetal force, which is the force that allows for circular motion. An object moving in the uniform circular motion has centripetal acceration which is multiplied by …
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…This lab taught me about uniform circular motion. I learned how to calculate the value of n, centripetal acceleration, centripetal force, and normal force. The %Difference that I obtained was -9.8%. Some sources of error in this lab might have been starting the time a few seconds after the counting of revolutions. Some inaccuracies may include improper use of the timer (for example starting to soon or too late), or miscounted the number of revolutions.