Boyle’s Law

February 20, 2010 Lesson Plans

OBJECT: To investigate the relationship between the pressure and the volume of a confined mass of gas at Constant temperature.
METHOD: Amass of dry air is trapped above a column of mercury in a closed tube which forms one arm of a mercury manometer. The pressure upon the confined air can be regulated by means of [...]

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Boyle’s and Charles’ Laws

February 18, 2010 Lesson Plans

OBJECT:To study Boyle’s law and Charles’ law, as applied to air at moderate temperatures and pressures.
METHOD: To study Boyle’s law a fixed mass of air confined in a glass tube is kept at room temperature and subjected to various pressures, ranging from half to double atmospheric pressure. A series of corresponding pressures and volumes are [...]

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Basic Optical Properties of Mirrors, Prisms, and Lenses (Optical Disk)

February 16, 2010 Lesson Plans

OBJECT: To study the basic optical properties of mirrors, prisms, and lenses by the use of an optical disk.
METHOD: A light source sends parallel rays of light to an optical disk. The paths of the rays are observed after they strike various optical devices, such as mirrors, prisms, and lenses, which are mounted on the [...]

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Archimedes’ Principle

February 14, 2010 Lesson Plans

OBJECT: To study Archimedes’ Principle and to apply this principle to determine the density of solids and liquids.
METHOD: A body is weighed in air and then weighed when submerged in a liquid. The apparent loss of weight is, by Archimedes’ Principle, equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the body. From these measurements, [...]

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Coefficient of Friction

February 12, 2010 Lesson Plans

OBJECT: To determine the values of the coefficient of kinetic friction and the coefficient of static friction for two particular surfaces.
METHOD: A loaded block is placed on a horizontal surface and the tractive force for each load, required to pull the block along the plane, is determined. These observations are plotted and the values of [...]

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Clement and Desormes’ Experiment

February 10, 2010 Lesson Plans

OBJECT: To measure the ratio of the specific heats of air at constant pressure and constant volume according to the method of Clement and Desormes.
METHOD: A mass of dry air under a small pressure is enclosed in a large vessel having a gas tight valve. The valve is opened for an instant permitting the pressure [...]

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