Teacher Demo: Double Ball Drop

A head on elastic collision between an object with mass M and an object with mass 3M traveling with equal speeds results in all the kinetic energy of the system being transferred to the smaller mass. In this demonstration we try to follow this arrangement to produce a...

Teacher Demo: The Nose vs. the Wrecking Ball

A pendulum is constructed from a 1.0-kg mass suspended from the ceiling, with a length of strong string long enough so that, when pulled about 40o from the vertical, the mass comes to nose level. The pendulum will be released from this position. The demonstrator is to...

Student Activity: The Great Macaroni Exchange

If equilibrium is to be achieved, opposing reactions must take place in a closed system at the same rate. The two reactions, known as forward and reverse reactions, shown by a general reaction such as: A + B C When the forward and reverse reactions are taking place at...
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