‘G’ BY FREE FALL APPARATUS
- It is used for the determination of acceleration due to gravity by the free fall method.
- This apparatus is very easy to set up and use but nevertheless highly accurate.
- The apparatus consists of 2 steel spheres and an electromagnet which is housed in a plastic moulded case.
- There are socket connections provided to energize the magnet and another pair of sockets for connection to the timers.
- In use, the electromagnet is energized and a metal sphere is held in the start position by the same.
- As soon as the power to the electromagnet is switched off, the sphere is released, thus triggering the beginning of the timing measurement.
- When the sphere strikes the contact plate at the bottom, the timer is stopped. The sphere is also held firmly on the plate so that it does not bounce.
- The height through which the sphere drops can be read off a scale on the column.
- With the digital timer, one can measure the time taken for the sphere to fall from its start position to the contact plate.
- Thus, with these values, the acceleration due to gravity, ’g’ can be determined accurately.
- The digital timer is included in the set.
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