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Newton's Cradle
M-n3a



Five adjacent metal balls on a bifilar suspension illustrate momentum conservation properties.


Fishbane Chapter:   8.4
HRW 9th:   9.10
Reese Chapter:   9.5
RHK 5th:   6.05
SJ 3rd Chapter:   8.3
PIRA DCS classification:   1N30.10

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