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WFU Physics Lecture Demonstrations

Simple Pendulum

PIRA 3A10.10

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Description:

A mass on a string swung back and forth will have a period dependent on the length of the string, not on the weight of the mass.

Recipe and
Location:

Mass
String
Table Rod
Right Angle Clamp
Table Clamp
Small Rod

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Notes:

None at this time.

 

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