SHM of a liquid column and a floating cylinder
Displace the liquid in a U-tube or push down a floating cylinder and measure the period of the resulting simple harmonic motion.
About this experiment
| Subject | Physics |
|---|---|
| Class | 11 |
| Chapter | 13. Oscillations |
| NCERT section | 13.6 |
| Level | NEET level |
| Time | about 12 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: SHM · U-tube · floating body · restoring force
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