Simple Nature - Light and Matter

(Martin Jones) #1
Exercises
Exercise 4A: Torque
Equipment:


  • rulers with holes in them

  • spring scales (two per group)


While one person holds the pencil which forms the axle for the ruler, the other members of the
group pull on the scale and take readings. In each case, calculate the total torque on the ruler,
and find out whether it equals zero to roughly within the accuracy of the experiment.


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