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Action-Reaction Forces with Air Table

A car and a glass plate on the air table

Concept Overview:

1. As the car moves forward, the glass plate moves backward in accordance with Newton's 3rd Law.

Lecturer Procedure

Step(s) to FollowExpected Result

1. Turn on air pump.

2. Put glass plate diagonally in front-left corner of air table (when facing the class)

3. Place car on glass plate and pull back (away from corner of table)

4. Release car

Glass plate will move backward; car will move forward
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Identifier
M: D - 002