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1N40.1 Air Table Collisions

[Setup Time: 20 Min.] [Current Condition: Good]

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Demonstrate elastic collisions with pucks of equal or unequal masses.

Parts List

Air Table by back wall

Air Pump by back wall

Box of Pucks and Connectors by back wall

Note: Use Overhead camera.

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Two-dimensional collisions

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