🎯 Aim of Experiment

To investigate the motion of a simple pendulum and understand how changing its length affects the time required for one complete oscillation.

🧠 Theory

A simple pendulum consists of a small mass called a bob suspended from a fixed point by a light string. When displaced and released, gravity causes the bob to oscillate around its equilibrium position.

T = Time period
L = Pendulum length
g = Acceleration due to gravity

📊 Observation Table

Change the length, run the experiment and record your results.

🔎 What Should You Observe?

Try increasing the pendulum length. You should notice that the pendulum swings more slowly.

A longer pendulum has a larger time period, while a shorter pendulum oscillates faster.

💡 Remember

For relatively small angles, the time period depends mainly on the length of the pendulum and gravitational acceleration.

Changing the bob’s mass does not appear in the ideal simple-pendulum period equation.