Ring Pendulum

Reference: M146
Category: Mechanics
Purpose: Shows that a ring and a straight pendulum have the same period if the length of the pendulum is equal to the diameter of the ring.
Description: This apparatus consists of a simple ball-on-a-string pendulum and a large metal ring. The diameter of the ring is the same as the length of the string.

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