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Tension in a String
M-j3e



The weight of a mass hung from a spring scale is compared to the weight shown on a spring scale between two masses over pulleys


Fishbane Chapter:   5.1
HRW 9th:   5.09
Reese Chapter:   5.911
RHK 5th:   5.2
SJ 3rd Chapter:   4.7
PIRA DCS classification:   1J30.200

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