PHYSICS LAB MANUALS

Kater's Pendulum

Sl No. Position Time for 20 oscillations(s) Time period (T)(s)
19(extreme)
28
37
46
55
64
73
82
91
100 (CoM*)
111
122
133
144
155
166
177
188
199(extreme)

*Center of Mass

Sl No. Distance from CoM to Pos.1 l11(m) Distance from CoM to Pos.2 l21(m) Measuring instruments Value of accln. due to gravity $$g = \frac{4\pi}{T} (l_1 + l_2)$$
Pos. 1Pos. 2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Plot the Distance from CoM vs Time period