EXPERIMENT 402: PLANE AND SPHERICAL MIRRORS

Name CRISTOBAL, Jomel R. Group No. 1

Program/Year EE/3 Seat No. 106
Subject/Section PHY13L/A3 Date 4/30/2012

DATA AND RESULTS

I. Laws of reflection
TRIAL ANGLE OF INCIDENCE ANGLE OF REFLECTION

1 10o
10o

2 20o 20o

3 30o 30o

4 40o 40o

II. Number of Images Formed From Two Plane Mirrors

Angle Between Number of Images Formed, I
TRIAL Plane Mirrors,
Observed Calculated

1 10 35 35

2 15 23 23

3 30 71 11

4 45 7 7

5 60 5 6

6 75 4 3.8

7 90 3 3

8 120 2 2

EXPERIMENT 402: PLANE AND SPHERICAL MIRRORS

Name CRISTOBAL, Jomel R. Group No. 1
Program/Year EE/3 Seat No. 106
Subject/Section PHY13L/A3 Date 4/30/2012

DATA AND RESULTS

III. Determination of Focal Length and Radius.

Type of Mirror Convex Concave
Focal length, f 6.4 cm 5.1 cm

Experimental radius of curvature, Rexp erimental 12.8 cm 10.2 cm

Actual radius of curvature, Ractual 12 cm 12 cm

Percentage of Error 6.67 % 15 %

IV. Determination of Focal length with Varying Object and Image Distance.

Computed Focal
Trial Object Distance Image Distance
Length
1 56 cm 38 cm 22.64 cm

2 62 cm 35 cm 22.37 cm

3 71 cm 31 cm 21.57 cm

4 79 cm 29 cm 21.21 cm
21.94 cm
Average focal length
23 cm
Actual focal length
Percentage of 4.72 %
Difference

Name CRISTOBAL, Jomel R. Group No. 1

Program/Year EE/3 Seat No. 106
Subject/Section PHY13L/A3 Date 4/30/2012

DATA AND RESULTS

Trial Object Distance Image Distance Computed Focal

Length
1 35 cm 60 cm 22.10 cm
 2 30 cm 90 cm 22.50 cm
3 30 cm 75 cm 21.43 cm
4 35 cm 71 cm 23.40 cm
Average focal length 23.36 cm
Actual focal length 23 cm
Percentage of 1.55 %
Difference

Trial Object Distance Image Distance Computed Focal

Length
1 45 cm 45 cm 22.50 cm
2 48 cm 48 cm 24.00 cm
3 47 cm 47 cm 23.50 cm
4 49 cm 49 cm 24.50 cm
Average focal length 23.625 cm
Actual focal length 23 cm
Percentage of 2.68 %
Difference

Approved by:

Engr. Bobby Manlapig 4/30/2012

instructor date