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PASCO EM-8656 AC_DC ELECTRONICS LABORATORY User Manual

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AC/DC Electronics Laboratory

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NOTE: The bar magnet will be dropped through the coil. Make sure that the magnet does not

strike the floor, or it may break.

Part III: Data Recording

Hold the magnet so that the south end is about 5 cm above the coil. If you are using the Alnico
Bar Magnet (EM-8620) the South end is indicated by the narrow horizontal groove.

Click the “REC” button (

) and then quickly let the magnet drop through the coil.

Data recording will begin when the magnet begins to fall through the coil and induces a voltage.
Data recording will end automatically after 0.5 seconds.

Run #1 should appear in the Data list in the Experiment Setup window.

ANALYZING THE DATA

Click the Graph to make it active. Select “Save As…” from the File menu to save your data.

In the Graph display, use the cursor to click-and-draw a rectangle around the first peak of the
voltage plot.

The area under the curve for the first peak will appear in the Statistics area.

Record the value of Integration for the first peak.

Integration (first peak) = __________ V*sec

Repeat the process to find the area under the second peak. Record the value.

Integration (second peak) = __________ V*sec