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PHYSICS
Paper 3 Practical Test
May/June 2003
1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
Additional Materials: As specified in the Confidential Instructions.
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In this question you will investigate how the period of oscillation of a bent metal wire varies
with the angle between the straight parts of the wire.
(a) (i)
(ii)
Secure the cork in the clamp so that the pin is mounted horizontally.
Make a sharp bend in the wire at its centre so that the angle between the straight
parts of the wire is about 160 as shown in Fig. 1.1.
wire
Fig. 1.1
(iii)
= ..............................................
(iv)
% uncertainty in = ..................................................
(b) (i)
Suspend the wire from the pin so that the arrangement is as shown in Fig. 1.2.
pin
Fig. 1.2
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(ii)
Displace the wire from its equilibrium position and release it so that it performs
small oscillations in a vertical plane, as shown in Fig. 1.3.
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Fig. 1.3
(iii)
T = .....................................................................
(c) Remove the wire from the pin. Change the value of by gently bending the wire.
The new value of should be in the range 160 30. Measure and record the new
value of .
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(d) (i)
(ii)
Repeat (b) and (c) until you have six sets of readings for T and . Include values of
1 and cos in your table of results.
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Justify the number of significant figures which you have given for cos .
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(e) (i)
(ii)
Plot a graph of
1
(y-axis) against cos (x-axis).
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gradient = .....................................................................
y-intercept = .....................................................................
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(f)
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A = .................................
B = .................................
(g) A theoretical treatment of this oscillator shows that
3g
A = 1 2
2 4 L
g = ................................................
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