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Physics Unit 6B: During An Experiment There Can Be Three Kind of Errors

This document summarizes key concepts in physics unit 6B. It discusses three types of errors in experiments: personal errors from carelessness, systematic errors from faults in apparatus, and random errors from unseen causes. To minimize errors, experiments should be repeated and the average taken. Uncertainty is defined as faults in apparatus due to its limitations. Apparatus with high precision can have low reliability, as small measurements are difficult. Absolute uncertainty equals the least count or maximum uncertainty value. Percentage uncertainty is calculated as the least count divided by the measurement times 100. The document also lists 18 physics experiments and reminds the reader to practice past assessment questions.

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Physics Unit 6B: During An Experiment There Can Be Three Kind of Errors

This document summarizes key concepts in physics unit 6B. It discusses three types of errors in experiments: personal errors from carelessness, systematic errors from faults in apparatus, and random errors from unseen causes. To minimize errors, experiments should be repeated and the average taken. Uncertainty is defined as faults in apparatus due to its limitations. Apparatus with high precision can have low reliability, as small measurements are difficult. Absolute uncertainty equals the least count or maximum uncertainty value. Percentage uncertainty is calculated as the least count divided by the measurement times 100. The document also lists 18 physics experiments and reminds the reader to practice past assessment questions.

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Physics Unit 6B

During an experiment there can be three


:kind of errors
personal ----> may be due to carelessness .1
Systematic ----> may be due to fault in apparatus .2
Random ---> maybe due to invisible unseen .3
causes

to minimize error ----> 1. repeat it again 2. take


average

?what is uncertainty
fault in the apparatus due to limitation of apparatus

limitation of apparatus = least count/ precision

reliable ---> less error


Precise ---> small value

less reliable ---> more precise >>> reason: because


!its difficult to take small measurement

absolute uncertainty = least count = maximum


value of uncertainty

greater than least count ---> personal error

percentage uncertainty = least


count/measurement*100

:The experiments you need to know


Practical 1 Momentum and momentum *
conservation - large trolleys
Practical 2 Momentum and momentum *
conservation - small trolleys
Practical 3 Momentum and momentum *
conservation using a linear air track
Practical 4 Rate of change of momentum using a *
linear air track
Practical 5 Rate of change of momentum using a
*trolley
Practical 6 Centripetal force - whirling bung *
*Practical 7 Centripetal force - rotating trolley
Practical 8 Measuring the charge stored by a *
capacitor
Practical 9 Effect of length and current on the force *
on a wire in a magnetic field
*Practical 10 Specific heat capacity of a liquid
Practical 11 Specific heat capacity of a solid *
Practical 12 The relationship between the pressure *
and temperature of a gas
Practical 13 The relationship between the pressure *
and volume of a gas
Practical 14 Measurement of the activity of a *
radioactive source
Practical 15 Simulation of radioactive decay *
Practical 16 Graphical representation of simple *
harmonic motion
Practical 17 Forced oscillations*
Practical 18 Investigating damped oscillations *

DON'T forget to practice


questions from sample assessment
of Unit 6B, June 2010 and Jan
!2010 Papers

Compiled by: Vampire-Love4ever

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