3b-scientific Variable g Pendulum User Manual download pdf

3B SCIENTIFIC

PHYSICS

Variable-g Pendulum U8403950

Instruction Sheet

05/09 THL

1 Pendulum bob

2 Pendulum rod

3 Disc with scale

4 Pointer

5 Pendulum clamp

6 Knurled screw (rear of disc with

scale)

1. Safety instructions

When used correctly the instrument should not

present any risks.

The instrument requires a good degree of stability

as there is a danger of it tipping over.

• Set the instrument up securely in the stand

base so that there is no risk of tipping over.

2. Description

The instrument is used to measure the period of a

pendulum as a function of the length of the

pendulum and the effective component of the

earth’s gravitational field (“acceleration due to

gravity”).

It can be used, for example, to simulate the effects

on the period of the pendulum that would be

observed on the surfaces of planets or other bodies

of lower mass than Earth, such as the moon or

Mars.

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3B SCIENTIFIC® PHYSICS 1 Variable-g Pendulum U8403950 Instruction Sheet 05/09 THL 1 Pendulum bob 2 Pendulum rod 3 Disc with scale 4 Poi

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3b-scientific Variable g Pendulum User Manual