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Title: Newton's Cradle
PIRA: 1N 30.10

Demonstrates: Conservation of Energy and Momentum.
Description: 7 suspended steel balls.
Instructions: Displace the first ball and release it from rest. It will collide with the row of stationary balls. All its momentum and energy will be transferred through the balls to the last ball on the row. If you lift and release n balls, n balls will carry the same momentum and energy after the collision. Many different possible demonstrations.
Items Used: Newton's Cradle.

Notes: None. Math Description: None.

Size: 45" x 80" x 110" Condition: Good. Hazard: Heavy Balls.

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