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lab 8- Demonstration-- Centripetial Acceleration vs. angular frequency

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PurposeIn this lab, we need to determine the relationship between centripetal force, distance, mass, and angular velocity.

IntroductionCentripetal force is a force that acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed toward the center around which the body is moving.
The equation of it is














procedure
To know how long it takes for the disk to make some number of rotations at a range of rotational speeds. We did this by using a piece of tape on the rim of the disk, passing through a photogate, to determine the rotational period of the disk. And then measure the distance of the mass from the center of the rotating disk.


Data


Analysis






Conclusion
 When the radius between moving point to the center getting larger, it also requires more centripetal force. If we get more angular velocity to an object, the object need more centripetal force to rotate. 


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