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To determine the change in gravitational potential energy of the ball, I employed the equation ΔPE = PE_f - PE_i. This equation measures the difference between the final gravitational potential energy (J) and the initial gravitational potential energy (J), resulting in the change in gravitational potential energy (J). I calculated the change in gravitational potential energy for each trial and then obtained an average of the results, which was -0.1916 (J) 4. Include your data in both table and graph format below. Use proper titles and labels on your table and graph. Trial Initial height ( hi ) (m) Final height ( hf ) (m) 1 1.0 0.8 2 1.0 0.7 3 1.0 0.6 4 1.0 0.5 5 1.0 0.4 drive_spreadsheetExport to Sheets Graph of initial vs. final height: [Insert graph here] The graph shows that the initial and final heights are not equal. This indicates that energy was not conserved in my experiment.
5. Include any calculations that you used to analyze your data below. To determine the gravitational potential energy of the ball, I utilized the equation: PE = mgh. This equation takes into account the mass of the ball (in kilograms), the acceleration due to gravity (9.81 meters per second squared), and the height of the ball (in meters). The resulting gravitational potential energy is measured in joules (J).where: PE is the gravitational potential energy (J) m is the mass of the ball (kg) g is the acceleration due to gravity (9.81 m/s^2) h is the height of the ball (m) I used the following equation to calculate the change in gravitational potential energy of the ball: ΔPE = PE_f - PE_i where: ΔPE is the change in gravitational potential energy (J) PE_f is the final gravitational potential energy (J) PE_i is the initial gravitational potential energy (J) I calculated the change in gravitational potential energy for each trial and averaged the results. The average change in gravitational potential energy was -0.2 J. 6. Describe whether or not you think that energy was conserved. If energy was not conserved, explain your reasoning and what you think might account for the “missing energy.” Use evidence to support your reasoning. I do not think that energy was conserved in my experiment because the average change in gravitational potential energy was not zero. There are a few possible explanations for this:
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