2:26 Period Mass On Spring Tags + Online PHYS162 Physics Laboratory - Period of a Mass on a Spring Name: Date: Objective: To find the spring constants for three springs, and to predict the period of several mass-spring systems. Data Tables Part 1: Spring Constants: Spring ID m X1 m X k Short 0.05 kg 0.37 m 0.1 kg 0.171 m 4.93 N/m Medium 0.05 kg 0.407 m 0.1 kg 0.312 m 10.33 N/m Long 0.05 kg 0.424 m 0.1 kg 0.357 m 14.64 N/m Part 2: Mass on a Single Spring Spring ID m k T (pred) t (10 cycles) T (exp) % Diff Part 3: Mass on Two Springs in Parallel Spring 1 Spring 2 m K2 Keff T (pred) t (10 % Diff ID ID cycles) (exp) Part 4: Mass on Two Springs in Series Spring 1 Spring 2 m K2 Keff T (pred) t (10 T % Diff ID ID cycles) (exp) Part 5: Mass on Three Springs in Series and Parallel Spring Spring 2 Spring 3 m k K2 k3 Keff T t (10 T (exp) % Diff 1 ID ID ID (pred) cycles) Calculations: Sources of Error: Answer to Question: Conclusion: PDF . . . Save as PDF Export More O A