Technical data

Force and displacement on a step wheel

Article no: P1001200

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Principle

The students should measure the forces which maintain equilibrium with different load masses on a step wheel.
They should measure the force and the length of the load arms of a step wheel, and calculate the products load × load arm and force × force arm.

From their measuring results they should conclude that, under static conditions, a step wheel works like a lever and that the aforementioned products should be equal - as it is the case for a lever.

Benefits

Student-suitable experiment descriptions with reports available

Scope of delivery

Support base, separable for 2 rods	02001-00	1
Support rod, l = 600 mm, d = 10 mm, split in 2 rods with screw threads	02035-00	1
Stand rods, stainless steel, various sizes	02031-00	1
Boss head	02043-00	1
Wheel and axle	02360-00	1
Weight holder, 10 g	02204-01	1
Slotted weight, silver bronze, 10 g	02205-03	4
Slotted weight, silver bronze, 50 g	02206-03	3
Spring balance,transparent, 2 N	03065-03	1
Shaft, dia.12mm, l.45mm	02353-00	1
Vernier calliper, plastic	03011-00	1
Fishing line, l. 5m	02089-01	1