Mandatory Experiments

Investigation of relationship between period and length for a simple pendulum and hence calculate gravity 

Measurement of Acceleration 

Measurement of g, the acceleration due to gravity, using a free-fall  

Measurement of the Principle of Conservation of Momentum 

Measurement of Velocity 

Verification of Boyle's Law 

Investigation of the laws of equilibrium for a set of co-planar forces 

To show that acceleration is proportional to force 

Calibration curve of a thermometer using the laboratory mercury thermometer  

Measurement of Specific Latent Heat of Vaporisation of Water 

Measurement of the Specific Heat Capacity of Water 

Measurement of the Specific Latent Heat of Fusion of Ice 

To Investigate the Variation of the Fundamental Frequency of a Stretched String with its Tension 

Measurement of speed of sound in air 

Variation of the fundamental frequency of a stretched string with Length 

To Measure the Wavelength of a Monochromatic  Light Source 

Measurement of the focal length of a concave mirror 

Verification of Snell's law of refraction 

Measurement of the refractive index of a liquid 

Measurement of the focal length of a converging lens 

To investigate the variation of current with p.d. for a filament bulb 

To investigate the variation of current with p.d. for a metallic conductor 

To investigate the variation of current with p.d. for a semiconductor diode 

Verification of Joule's Law 

To measure the resistivity of a material of a wire 

To investigate the variation of the resistance of a metallic conductor  

To investigate the variation of the resistance of a thermistor with tempera 

To investigate the variation of current with p.d. for a copper sulfate sol