Physics Demonstrations
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Physics Demonstrations

Collision Phenomena with Air Table

Identifier: M: D - 011

3 pucks rest on an air table

Concept Overview

  1. Inertia
  2. Newton's 1st Law of Motion

Lecturer Procedure

Step(s) to FollowExpected Result
  1. Turn on air table.
  2. Give puck a push
Puck will not noticeably slow down
  1. While puck is in motion, turn off air table
Puck slows down due to frictional forces now in play

 

Historical References; Taken from original work of Percy H. Carr, 1970 

"Many experiments in which the effects of friction should be reduced to negligible values can be performed with this experiment. M-D2 is an example. If the table is accurately levelled gravity effects can be removed also."
 

"While the equipment is designed for quantitative studies in the laboratory, several useful demonstrations can be performed with it. For ideas you should consult EXPERIMENTS ON AN AIR TABLE published by The Ealing Corporation, 2225 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Mass. (1969) a copy is normally kept in the apparatus cabinet with the accessories that go with the table"

Video Demonstration

Tutorial: Air Table Set-up Instructions
Transcript:

There are no spoken words with this video.

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