Spherometer: radius of curvature
Read the spherometer pitch and circular scale and find the radius of curvature of a spherical surface with R = l^2/6h + h/2.
About this experiment
| Subject | Physics |
|---|---|
| Class | 11 |
| Chapter | 1. Units and Measurement |
| NCERT section | Practical |
| Level | NEET level |
| Time | about 10 minutes |
| Access | Included in a PractiSci plan |
What you do in the lab
Change the controls and watch the physics behave in real time in 3D. Live readouts and graphs show the numbers behind it, and the Learn tab has the theory, procedure, observations and viva questions. Works on a phone or a laptop, in English and Hindi.
Topics: spherometer · radius of curvature · least count · practical