Experiment 2.13

THE CONVERGING LENS

ANALYSIS

1.    Use the data you have collected in procedure 4 to calculate , and thus determine the focal length f, for each value of do. Record the results in cells G39:G47.  Find the average focal length from the data in cells G39:G47, and enter the result in cell G48. Answer Questions 6 and 7 on the Worksheet.

2.    Copy and Paste the data in Table C39:F47 (not the entire table) into the Table in cells A81:D89.  For each do value, compute the ratiosto be entered in cells E81:E89 and the ratiosto be entered in cells F81:F89.

3.    Compute the percentage error between the height ratio and the distance ratio in each case, and enter the results in cells G81:G89.  Find the average of all these errors and enter the result in cell F92.

4.    Obtain a printout of your Worksheet and use it to develop your lab report.