1M40.33c-4 Ball Track

1m4033c_4_ball_track

Video:

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Instructor’s video

Brown Triple Track demo

Description: What will be the ranking of the balls in the race?

Equipment:

  • Track
  • Identical ball bearings (as many as needed-4, if possible).

Demonstration Procedure:

  1. Release the balls from rest at the same time, from the start of the track.
  2. Make sure someone is at the other end to catch the balls.

Concepts: This demo shows the conversion of gravitational potential energy into translational kinetic energy.

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