Give a conclusion to the experiment below: LOCATING THE POSITION OF THE CENTER OF GRAVITY 1....

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Give a conclusion to the experiment below: LOCATING THE POSITION OF THE CENTER OF GRAVITY 1. Support the beam (meterstick), without the pans, from the lower knife edge. Slide the meterstick through the frame until it balances in a horizontal position. The position of the lower knife edge is the position of the center of gravity. B. DETERMINING THE WEIGHTS OF THE PANS 1. Hang the two scale pans from the meterstick at the extreme ends. Slide one of them until the beam is again balanced in a horizontal position. Record the positions of each pan. Sketch the set-up, showing the positions observed. Be sure to identify pan 1 from pan 2. 2. Add a 50-g slotted mass to one pan. Slide this pan until the beam is balanced in a horizontal position. In doing this, be sure not to move the other pan. Record the positions of the pans and sketch the position observed. 3. Detach the pans and weigh them. Give a conclusion to the experiment below: LOCATING THE POSITION OF THE CENTER OF GRAVITY 1. Support the beam (meterstick), without the pans, from the lower knife edge. Slide the meterstick through the frame until it balances in a horizontal position. The position of the lower knife edge is the position of the center of gravity. B. DETERMINING THE WEIGHTS OF THE PANS 1. Hang the two scale pans from the meterstick at the extreme ends. Slide one of them until the beam is again balanced in a horizontal position. Record the positions of each pan. Sketch the set-up, showing the positions observed. Be sure to identify pan 1 from pan 2. 2. Add a 50-g slotted mass to one pan. Slide this pan until the beam is balanced in a horizontal position. In doing this, be sure not to move the other pan. Record the positions of the pans and sketch the position observed. 3. Detach the pans and weigh them.

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