PURPOSE: To demonstrate the third law of motion.

DESCRIPTION: Two dynamics carts without and then with a mass placed on one cart. One cart is placed in the middle of the track. The other cart is pushed towards the static cart This is done first without any masses placed on the cart in motion. Then it is repeated with mass placed on the cart in motion.

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EQUIPMENT: Dynamics track with one or two masses,

SETUP TIME: 10 min.

Keywords: Newtons' third law of motion