Teach Spin Apparatus, Standard ball with stem, Special ball without stem, magnetic accessories.
Teach Spin Apparatus, Standard ball with stem, Special ball without stem, magnetic accessories.

 

Code Number: 7D40.20

Demo Title: NMR - Air Bearing

Condition: Excellent

Principle: Magnetic Resonance

Area of Study: Modern Physics

Equipment: 

Teach Spin Apparatus, Standard ball with stem, Special ball without stem, magnetic accessories.

Procedure:

Place the ball with the stem into the apparatus and turn on the magnetic field.  Precession due to applied magnetic field can also be shown if the ball is spun carefully about a central axis.

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7D40.20 - NMR - Precession