how would the accelerations you measured in this lab change if you were still moving the same small masses from one hanger to the other for each trial, but the total mass of the system was much larger? the measured accelerations would all be:



Answer :

When the total mass of the system much larger then the measured accelerations would all be: halved.

In an Atwood's Machine, weight difference between the two hanging masses determines the net force acting on the system and this accelerates the hanging masses. Heavier mass is accelerated downward whereas the lighter mass is accelerated upward.

The second law states that the acceleration of an object depends on two variables that are: the net force acting on the object and the mass. The acceleration of an object depends directly on the net force acting on the object and inversely upon the mass.

F = m*a

Where, F denotes force, m is mass and a is acceleration. If force is doubled, acceleration also gets doubled whereas if the mass is doubled then acceleration becomes half.

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