3B Scientific - Physics & Engineering Experiments

CONTENT
CONTENT
Coupled Oscillations (UE1050600):.............................................................. 58
Record and evaluate oscillation of two identical coupled pendulums
Mechanical Waves (UE1050700):.................................................................. 60
Investigate standing waves along a stretched coil spring and a taut rope
Heat
Thermodynamic Cycles
Stirling Motor D (UE2060100):..................................................................... 92
Operate a functional model of a Stirling engine as a heat engine
Stirling Engine G (UE2060250):.................................................................... 94
Record a p-V diagram
Voltage Dividers (UE3020340):................................................................... 112
Measure the voltage and current for a voltage divider with and without a
load
Electrolysis (UE3020700):........................................................................... 114
Determine the Faraday constant
Acoustics
Speed of Sound in Air (UE1070310):............................................................ 62
Measuring the propagation time of sound pulses in Kundt's tube
Speed of Sound in Air (UE1070320):............................................................ 64
Generate and measure standing sound waves in Kundt’s tube
Propagation of Sound in Solids (UE1070530):............................................. 66
"Determine the speeds of sound propagated by longitudinal and
transversal waves in solids"
Debye Sears Effect (UE1070550):.................................................................. 68
Determine the velocity of ultrasonic waves in liquids
Mechanics of Liquids and Gases
Falling Sphere Viscosimeter (UE1080350):................................................... 70
Determine the dynamic viscosity of an aqueous solution of glycerine
Surface Tension (UE1080400):...................................................................... 72
Measure the surface tension by the “break-away” method
Thermal Expansion
Thermal Expansion of Solid Bodies (UE2010130):....................................... 74
Determine the coefficients of expansion for brass, steel and glass
Anomaly of Water (UE2010301):.................................................................. 76
Determine the temperature where water reaches its maximum density
Heat Transfer
Heat Conduction (UE2020100):.................................................................... 78
Measure conduction of heat in metal bars
Heat Pump (UE2060300):............................................................................. 96
Record and analyse the pressure-enthalpy diagram for a compression heat
pump
Electricity
Magnetic Fields
Lorentz Force (UE3030300):....................................................................... 116
Measure the force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field
Magnetic Field of a Cylindrical Coil (UE3030500):..................................... 118
Determine the magnetic field generated by coils of various lengths
Magnetic Field of the Earth (UE3030700):................................................. 120
Determine the horizontal and vertical components of the earth’s magnetic
field
Induction
Faraday's Law of Induction (UE3040100):.................................................. 122
Generating a voltage pulse in a conducting loop by the motion of a
permanent magnet
Induction in a Moving Current-loop (UE3040200):.................................... 124
Measure the induced voltage in a conductor made into a loop as it moves
through a magnetic field
Leslie Cube (UE2020200):............................................................................. 80
Measure the heat radiated by a Leslie cube
Internal Energy
Internal Energy and Mechanical Work (UE2030300):................................... 82
Increase of internal energy by mechanical work
Internal Energy and Electrical Work (UE2030400):...................................... 84
Increase internal energy by means of electrical work
Gas Laws
Boyle's Law (UE2040100):............................................................................ 86
Measuring at room temperature in air as an ideal gas
Adiabatic Index of Air (UE2040200):............................................................ 88
Determine the adiabatic index C p
/C V
for air using Rüchardt’s method
Real Gas and Critical Point (UE2040300):..................................................... 90
Quantitative analysis of a real gas and determining its critical point
Electrostatics
Electric Field in a Plate Capacitor (UE3010700):.......................................... 98
Measure the electric field in a plate capacitor using the electric field meter
Voltage on a Plate Capacitor (UE3010800):................................................ 100
"Measure the electrostatic voltage as a function of the distance
between the plates"
Charge Transport and Current
Charged Droplets of Water (UE3020100):................................................... 102
Demonstrate the electric current generated by the motion of charged
droplets of water
Electrical Conductors (UE3020200):........................................................... 104
Determine the electrical conductivity of copper and aluminium
Wheatstone's Bridge (UE3020300):............................................................ 106
Determine the value of certain resistances
Ohm’s Law (UE3020320):............................................................................ 108
Verification of Ohm’s law
Waltenhofen's Pendulum (UE3040400):..................................................... 126
Demonstrate and investigate how an eddy-current brake works
Transformers (UE3040500):........................................................................ 128
Make measurements on a transformer with and without load
DC and AC circuits
Charging and Discharging a Capacitor (UE3050101):................................. 130
Investigation of how the voltage across a capacitor changes over time when
the capacitor is charging or discharging
Charging and Discharging a Capacitor (UE3050105):................................. 132
Determine the charging and discharging times
Impedance of a Capacitor in an AC Circuit (UE3050111):.......................... 134
Determine the impedance of a capacitor as a function of capacitance and
frequency
Charging and Discharging a Coil (UE3050201):.......................................... 136
Investigation of how the current through a coil changes over time when the
DC supply is turned on and off
Kirchhoff’s Laws (UE3020330):................................................................... 110
Measure voltage and current in circuits featuring resistors in series and
in parallel.
Impedance of a Coil in an AC Circuit (UE3050211):................................... 138
Determine inductive impedance as a function of inductance and frequency
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