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P152 RLC Inlab Spring2019

The document outlines in-lab questions for a Physics 152 course focused on RLC circuits. It discusses resonance in systems, specifically how it relates to RLC circuits and includes tasks such as calculating resonant frequency and comparing experimental values to theoretical values. Students are required to gather data on resonant frequencies and capacitance while keeping inductance constant to analyze their results.

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P152 RLC Inlab Spring2019

The document outlines in-lab questions for a Physics 152 course focused on RLC circuits. It discusses resonance in systems, specifically how it relates to RLC circuits and includes tasks such as calculating resonant frequency and comparing experimental values to theoretical values. Students are required to gather data on resonant frequencies and capacitance while keeping inductance constant to analyze their results.

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Physics 152 - Spring 2019

RCL Circuit In-lab Questions


(4 points)

1. Practice with the RLC circuit: Resonance occurs in any system that is externally forced at a
frequency that is ‘natural’ to that system. A familiar resonating system is the forced pendulum
(length ​l​), such as a child on a swing. If you add small amounts of energy (gently shove the
ωpend g
√
1
swing) at a rate very close to f pend = 2π = 2π l the system will continue to gain energy
indefinitely. The units of f pend are inverse seconds, also known as Hertz (Hz).

The driven RLC circuit is analogous to the forced pendulum. The circuit prefers to oscillate at a
ω
√
1 1
rate called the resonant frequency f 0 = 2π0 = 2π LC , where the oscillating quantity is the
energy traded between the capacitor (​C​) and the inductor (​L​).
i. Show that the units of ​f​0​ are Hertz. Some useful relations are ​Q​ = ​CV​ and ​V​ = −​L dI/dt​ .
ii. At your lab station, choose appropriate ​L​ and ​C​ and state their values.
iii. Calculate ​L​ × ​C​ in seconds, and then calculate the resonant frequency, ​f​0​ .
iv. State your measured resonant frequency (observed on the frequency counter), and compute
the percent difference between this number and ​f​0.​ (2 points)

2. As you take data for part 1 (finding ​L​ by varying ​C)​ , you will record a table of resonant
frequencies ​f​i​ w
​ ith their associated capacitance values ​C​i​ (while
​ ​L​ remains constant). Using
√
1 1
f i = 2π LC i , calculate ​L​ for each measurement. After accumulating 5 to 10 data points,
compute the average value of ​L ​and compare it to the ​L​ written on the inductor itself. (These
numbers should agree.) Calculate the percent difference between your experimental value and
the written theoretical value. (2 points)

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