Mb-2 Newton's Cradle
Published: Thursday 09 March 2006 - Updated: Wednesday 18 April 2007
Aim
To demonstrate the conservation of mementum and energy laws.
Apparatus
Newton's Cradle
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Description
For small displacements we essentially have linear motion, and, hence conservation of momentum. Together with the conservation of energy law, it can be shown that if m balls are used to give an impulse to the system, then, following the collision, m balls will leave with equal momenta.