Newton's Second Law

In this lab, a small mass, m, will be connected to the cart by a string. The string passes over a pulley at the table’s edge so that the cart accelerates as the mass falls. Both the falling mass and the cart will have the same acceleration (assuming the string is not elastic and without slack). The resulting acceleration of this system will be experimentally determined and this value will be compared to the acceleration predicted by Newton’s second law.

Grade Level: College • High School

Subject: Physics

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