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MANDATORY EXPERIMENTS

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Light

   
To measure the focal length of a concave mirror. description sample values
To verify Snell's law description sample values
To measure the refractive index of a liquid description sample values
To measure the focal length of a converging lens description sample values
To measure the wavelength of monochromatic light   sample values
     
     

Mechanics

   
To measure velocity with a ticker timer. description sample values
To measure acceleration with a linear air track. description sample values
To verify the principle of conservation of momentum. description  
To measure the value of the acceleration due to gravity by free fall. description sample values
     
     
     

 

HEAT

   
To measure the specific heat capacity of water by the electrical method description  
     
     

 

SOUND

   
To measure the speed of sound in air.    
To show that the fundmental frequency of a stretched string is inversely proportional to its length. description  
To show that the fundamental frequency of a stretched string is proportional to the square root of its tension.   sample values

 

ELECTRICITY

   
     
To measure the resistivity of the material of a wire.   sample values