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Spring Launched Cart on Level Track
M-m2c



A spring (of measurable spring constant) launches a cart (with measurable final veloctiy) on a level air track. Mass of cart can be varied.


Fishbane Chapter:   6.3
HRW 9th:   7.07
Reese Chapter:   8.913
RHK 5th:   11.4
SJ 3rd Chapter:   6.5
PIRA DCS classification:   1M25.10

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