Force and counterforce

Article no. P1252100 | Type: Experiments

grades 7-10

10 Minutes

easy

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Unknown

Principle

Show that a force which acts on a resting body always induces an equally large counterforce.

Benefits

Optimised for demonstration experiments: Transformation from horizontal into vertical direction
Very good visibility: Big devices on uniform background
Strong Magnets (at least 10 N) allow a safe mounting and therefore a very easy handling
Demonstrative measurement of forces with large circular dynamometers with a fixing magnet and ball-bearing pulley with two cord grooves for two measuring ranges
Colored arrows enhancing observations and explanations

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