Loop the loop experiments
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- Physics Education
- Publisher
- IOP Publishing
- Publication Date
- Sep 20, 2022
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 6
- Identifiers
- DOI: 10.1088/1361-6552/ac8dd9
- Source
- ioppublishing
- Keywords
- Disciplines
- License
- Unknown
Abstract
A loop-the-loop experiment is described to show how sliding friction affects motion of the ball. Conservation of energy can be used to explain the basic physics, but significant energy loss is observed in practice and expands the usefulness of this apparatus as a teaching tool.
