1J30.20 Tension in a String

PURPOSE: To demonstrate the resolution of forces

DESCRIPTION: Also known as the 10-lb. weight demonstration, two masses are hung over two pully-s while a spring scale in the middle reads 10 lb. (Each mass has a weight of 10 lb.)

SETUP TIME: Medium (takes 2 people)

COMPONENT LIST:

    


  1.  Partially assembled system (pulleys/rods/clamps) in box	CM Shelves


  2.  Masses						Mass Area


  3.  Spring Scale						Box, CM Shelves

SUGGESTIONS: See also 1G30.11

REFERENCES: PIRA 1G30.11, 1J30.20

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