Determination of the Acceleration due to Gravity by Studying the Magnet’s Motion Through a Conducting Pipe

Abstract

We determine the acceleration due to gravity [Formula: see text] in a novel way using a magnetic sensor and video analysis technique of a smartphone. The same applications are used to measure the terminal velocity of a magnet falling through a conducting pipe and the magnetic moment of the magnet from its torsional oscillations. This experiment would appear to be intriguing, as it combines elements of magnetism, terminal velocity, and electromagnetic damping to determine [Formula: see text].