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Physics
Williams » Physics » Demonstrations » Two-body system

Two-body system

Purpose

May be used to demonstrate the principle of center of mass and circular motion

Parts

  • The two-body system is found fully-assembled on shelf C3.

Setup

No setup required. simply twirl the system as in the photo below to illustrate concepts of center of mass and circular motion.

Print this page Categories: Demonstrations, Kinematics Tags: 131, 141, center of mass, Circular Motion
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