Experiment Mo-02
Force Disc
Description: A
vertical disc that is free to rotate holds strings with masses on them.
These strings are attached to a center ring that remains in the center of the
disc when the system is in equilibrium.
The
angles and masses indicated above balance the force disc. These are 126.9°
and 2 kilograms, 36.9° and 1.5 kilograms, and 20° and 2.5 kilograms.
If
any of the masses are changed, the result will be a system that is not balanced,
therefore all of the forces are not equal.
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