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  • Version 1
  • Vary the amount of mass on a large spring to show how the period of oscillation depends on mass.
  • Maximum mass on spring is 1 kg.














        (use clamping stand, heavyduty pendulum clamp and heavyduty spring)

  • Version 2
  • A large spherical mass on a spring can be used as a visual aid in large classrooms.

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