Atwood machine with a massive pulley
The pulley has moment of inertia I = MR^2/2, so the two tensions differ; a = (m1 - m2)g /(m1 + m2 + M/2).
About this experiment
| Subject | Physics |
|---|---|
| Class | 11 |
| Chapter | 6. Systems of Particles and Rotational Motion |
| NCERT section | 6.10 |
| Level | Advanced (JEE / Olympiad) |
| Time | about 12 minutes |
| Access | Included in a PractiSci plan |
What you do in the lab
Change the controls and watch the physics behave in real time in 3D. Live readouts and graphs show the numbers behind it, and the Learn tab has the theory, procedure, observations and viva questions. Works on a phone or a laptop, in English and Hindi.
Topics: pulley · moment of inertia · Atwood · torque
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