Newton's tube
Product Code : SCL-PLE-12346
The Newton's tube (SKU SCL-PLE-12346) is a 5 x 105 cm tube used to demonstrate that, without air resistance, the time of free fall does not depend on the mass or shape of a body. A feather and a piece of metal inside the tube are made to fall together once the air is removed. As a Newton's tube for free fall in vacuum, it is supplied by JaincoLab for school and college mechanics demonstrations.
Specifications
The Newton's tube is a vacuum tube of 5 x 105 cm containing a feather and a piece of metal, used to show that free fall is independent of body mass and shape; the method of evacuating the tube is confirmed on the quotation.
| Product | Newton's tube |
| SKU | SCL-PLE-12346 |
| Type | Vacuum tube containing a feather and a piece of metal |
| Dimensions | 5 x 105 cm |
| Demonstration | Independence of free fall from body mass and shape |
Uses of the Newton's tube for free fall in vacuum
The tube is used when free fall is introduced: with air inside, the feather drifts down slowly, but once the air is removed the feather and the metal fall side by side and reach the bottom together.
- Demonstrating that all bodies fall with the same acceleration in the absence of air
- Showing the effect of air resistance by comparing the fall with and without air
- Introducing the acceleration due to gravity in kinematics lessons
- Demonstrations in secondary-school and first-year college physics
Scope of supply and ordering
The listing covers one Newton's tube of 5 x 105 cm with a feather and a piece of metal. A vacuum pump or other means of evacuation, fittings and quantities are confirmed on the quotation.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Newton's tube demonstrate?
That in the absence of air a feather and a piece of metal fall together, because free fall does not depend on the mass or shape of a body.
What are the tube dimensions?
The tube measures 5 x 105 cm.
Is a vacuum pump included?
A vacuum pump is not listed as part of the item; the means of evacuating the tube is confirmed on the quotation.
Related products
- Guinea & Feather Apparatus
- Vacuum Pump
- Apparatus for Demonstrating the Free Fall of Bodies
- Apparatus for Determining "G" During the Free Fall of Bodies.
Browse the general physics lab equipment range, or the full catalogue from JaincoLab, a physics lab equipment manufacturer in India.
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