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Second Law--Fan Propelled Cart
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Launch a fan-propelled (constant acceleration) cart down the track and observe what happens when its mass is varied.


Fishbane Chapter:   4.6
HRW 9th:   5.06
Reese Chapter:   5.5
RHK 5th:   3.4
SJ 3rd Chapter:   4.4
PIRA DCS classification:   1G10.10

Physics Lecture Demonstrations at the Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Johns Hopkins University