[Virginia Tech Department of Physics]

Revised 07/11/2016

Physics 2305 Laboratory Equipment List

Lab 7: Collisions and Momentum Conservation

Transition notes:

  1. Remove the force sensor from the bumper bracket and screw it onto the collision cart. You may need to remove the screw from the cart to do so.
  2. Sweepy sweepy the tables
  3. The bumper accessory will need to be moved and attached to the right and back side of the track.
  4. The following items from the previous lab (2305 lab 6) can stay:
    • Cart Track
    • Medium Universal Clamp
    • Elevation Clamp
    • Force Probe
    • Force Probe Hook
    • Hanging Mass Set
    • 50g Mass Hanger
    • Motion Detector (PASCO)
    • Motion Detector Cord (PASCO)
    • 45cm Rod
    • Screw, Thumb - Long Track
    • Screw, Thumb - Short Track
    • Smart Cart Red
    • 3 x Track End Stop
    • 4 x Track Feet
    • 2 x Track Feet Bracket

Equipment List:

  1. 850 Interface
  2. USB-mini USB cord
  3. 30 cm ruler
  4. Cart Track
  5. Elevation Clamp
  6. Universal Clamp Medium
  7. Angle Indicator
  8. 2 x Short Track Thumb Screw
  9. 5 x Long Track Thumb Screw
  10. 3 x Track End Stop
  11. 4 x Track Feet
  12. 2 x Track Feet Bracket
  13. 2 x Rubber Bumper
  14. Smart Cart - Red
  15. Smart Cart - Blue
  16. 2 x Smart Cart - Charging Cord
  17. 2 x Cart Mass - 250 g
  18. 2 x Cart Mass - 500 g
  19. 2 x Force Probe
  20. 2 x Force Probe Hook
  21. 2 x Brass Posts
  22. 45cm Rod
  23. Hanging Mass Set with the following masses:
    • 1 x 10g Mass
    • 2 x 20g Mass
    • 2 x 50g Mass
    • 1 x 100g Mass
    • 2 x 200g Mass
    • 1 x 500g Mass
  24. 50g Mass Hanger
  25. Bumper Accessory Bracket
  26. Bumper Spring - Heavy
  27. Heavy Spring
  28. Rubber Stopper #1
  29. 2 x Clay Holder
  30. 2 x Rubber Bumper
  31. 2 x balls of Clay (100 grams) in a ziptop bag
  32. Scale
Objects subject to Left/Right Reflection

This is what your table should look like once set up

Additional Images below:

Cart Masses, Mass Sets, Mass Hangers and Rulers (C9.1)

Collision Clay (C4.1)

Insert image of plunger cart here with brass posts and starting accessory

Bumper accessory(C4.1)