PHYSICS LAB MANUALS

Verifying Newton's Second Law - Using a linear air track

Sl.‌ ‌No.‌ Required‌ ‌item‌ Utility‌
1‌ Linear air track, with vacuum pump The near frictionless environment
2 Cart Object for motion study
3 Slotted weights and hanger Variable Load Mass
4 Pulley Transforming weight into uniform horizontal force
5 Thread Connecting all components
6 Stopwatch To measure time
Figure 2: Free Body Diagram of forces on: (a) Vehicle (b) Hanger