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    The Inertia Balance

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    The document describes an experiment using an inertia balance to measure mass independently of gravitational force. The inertia balance uses the period of oscillation of known masses to create a calibration curve relating mass to period squared. An unknown mass is then placed on the balance and its period of oscillation is measured multiple times and used to determine mass from the calibration curve. This allows the determination of inertial mass without influence from gravity.

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    The document describes an experiment using an inertia balance to measure mass independently of gravitational force. The inertia balance uses the period of oscillation of known masses to create a calibration curve relating mass to period squared. An unknown mass is then placed on the balance and its period of oscillation is measured multiple times and used to determine mass from the calibration curve. This allows the determination of inertial mass without influence from gravity.

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    The inertia balance

    Objectives:

    The objective of this experiment is to measure a mass quantitatively and independently of the earth
    gravitational force.

    Theory:

    Mass is an attribute to a body which exhibits itself in two ways:

    As inertial mass, that is the property of a body to resist any change in its state of motion or
    stable equilibrium.
    As gravitational mass as demonstrated by the force of attraction between bodies.

    This distinction between inertial mass and gravitational mass is not trivial; it required performing
    experiments to prove that they are identical in the sense that if the body has a certain inertial mass, it
    will also have a gravitational mass.

    While gravitational mass may be compared with other masses directly by comparing their weights,
    inertial mass may be most conveniently compared using a dynamic method which, for example,
    involves the harmonic motion of vibrating systems. Therefore, the concept of inertia or inertial mass,
    as distinct from the weight, may be clarified using the inertia balance in which gravitational forces
    play no role.

    Procedure:

    1. Clamp the inertia balance to the table and place a load of 100g on the platform. Set the
    balance into gentle oscillations and time 20 oscillations. Calculate the period of one
    oscillation, and record the period as T1 in table1.
    2. Repeat the measurement two more times and record these values as T2 and T3. Note that by
    using small amplitudes and waiting until several oscillations have occurred before timing ,
    there will be no slippage of the weighs on the platform .
    3. Repeat the procedure for loads of 200g, 300g, 400g, 500g, 600g, and 700g.
    4. Weight your unknown mass, this measures gravitational mass because the weight is used in
    the measurement.
    5. Place the unknown mass in the hole of the platform and determine the period of oscillations.
    6. Repeat this step 3 times.

    Analysis :

    1. Plot the square of the period versus mass. This plot will be your calibration curve. What
    conclusion can you draw as to what relationship exists between mass and period?
    2. From the calibration curve obtain the mass of the unknown mass when it is resting on the
    platform what part does gravity play in the determination of mass using the inertia balance?
    Explain.
    3. What percentage of error from the weighted mass do you find?

    University of Boumerdes, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, EE-178L (physique I Lab)
    Mass (g) 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
    T1 (s)
    T2 (s)
    T3 (s)
    Tav (s)

    Table 1.

    University of Boumerdes, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, EE-178L (physique I Lab)

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