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Twin Projectiles

Description

Show that vertical motion is independent of horizontal motion. Classes Used: Phys 102

projectile motion Updated on: 06/13/13

Purpose

  • To demonstrate a collision which is almost perfectly elastic.
  • To show that the vertical motion of falling bodies is independent of their initial horizontal motion.

Apparatus

2 steel balls (near identical), ramp

Setup

Release the sphere down the ramp to strike the stationary sphere located on the curved arm over the table's edge. The elastic collision stops the moving sphere which drops vertically. The two spheres should strike the floor simultaneously.

Notes

Demo room information

Location —-
Maker Unknown
Current State Working
demonstrations/1_mechanics/1n_linear_momentum_and_colisions/twin_projectiles/start.txt · Last modified: 2019/02/14 23:33 (external edit)