Set-up Instructions for T: H - 14

Equipment Locations
Item Location
Copper Rod Set 11, Cabinet 1, Shelf 3
Iron Rod
Steel Rod
Ball Bearings
Red Laboratory Wax
Ring Stands/Clamps Beneath Stationary Demo Bench
Alternate Apparatus: 6 prong device Set 11, Cabinet 1, Shelf 3

Set-up Instructions:

1. Mount rods so that they are all in the same flame of the same bunsen burner at the same height from the base of the flame

2. Fix ball bearings to the underside of each rod using the lab wax, spaced approximately 1 inch apart.  Typically 3 balls are fixed to each rod.

For the alternative apparatus: 

Fix 1 ball bearing to the underside of each prong on the notch indicated.