Essay physics cantilever lab

Purpose: The purpose of this Physics Lab is to investigate what factors determine the amount of flexion of the cantilever. Hence, the objective is to establish a relationship between the length of a cantilever, which may give some insight into the physics of cantilevers.

Analyzing Evidence Patterns: In experiment A, the relationship between the flexion and the load is proportional as predicted. As the load increases, the flexion increases as well. As the load doubles from 200g to 400g, the deflection almost doubles too. In experiment B, the deflection increases as the length of the cantilever increases.

At the top of the cantilever, particles are pulled apart proportionately to the load because they are in tension. The forces between particles increase. However, the attractive force is bigger than the repelling force in the particles so therefore, the particles are held together.

General Conclusion: The general conclusion we can draw from this experiment is that as the mass that we put on the cantilever increases, the deflection increases too until the elastic point is reached where the cantilever cannot hold any more masses so it breaks.