Copper Plank

Details

9DD300 - Raw Materials & Consumables

Demo use only

Instances

Instance #299

G2B20A - Demo West (Duane Physics)

Good - Normal Wear Demo use only

Used in these demonstrations

Copper plank inclined on a wooden block, with a cylindrical magnet and stainless steel cylinder at the top and a clear plastic catch box at the bottom

Safety

Eddy Current Braking

Students observe Lenz's law in action: a rare-earth magnet rolls at constant (very slow) velocity down a copper ramp while a non-magnetic cylinder accelerates normally. A second configuration shows a …

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