Code Number: 3A70.20
Demo Title: Coupled Pendulum
Condition: Good
Principle: Modes of a Pendulum
Area of Study: Oscillations & Acoustics
Equipment:
Magnetic Pendulum Apparatus.
Procedure:
Start one of the magnetic pendulum swinging. The magnetic coupling will transfer energy from one pendulum to the other pendulum and back again.
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