Physical Collection (page 94)

Weight in air and water, image 1 of 2. This mass is hanging from a newtonmeter, which shows that it has a weight of 5.5 newtons (equivalent to a mass of 0.56 kilograms)

Glass and hammer. Image 2 of 2. A pane of glass has shattered after being struck by a hammer. Glass is a brittle substance composed of silicon dioxide

Soap bubbles on a tetrahedral frame. Bubble films always attempt to occupy the minimum surface area when stretched between two lines, and they meet other films at straight lines

Extended tension spring
Tension spring suspended from a metal bar being extended by a load attached to the hook at bottom. For an image of the unloaded, unextended spring, see A400/118

Capillary action of water in glass tubes. This shows water rising in a narrow glass tube, relative to a wider glass tube. For mercury sinking relative to the outside level of mercury

Weight in air and water, image 2 of 2. This 0.56 kilogram mass is surrounded by water. It is hanging from a newtonmeter, which shows that it has a weight of 3.5 newtons

Resonance experiment. Bartons pendulums, used to demonstrate coupling and resonance. At far left is a heavy pendulum, called the driver pendulum

Classical and quantum physics
Classical to quantum physics. Sequence of computer models showing the progression from classical to quantum physics. At top left, the movement of a classical particle, such as an electron, is shown

One kilogram mass on a newtonmeter
Mass and weight. One kilogram mass being weighed on a newtonmeter. Mass is a measure of the amount of matter an object contains, and is constant in any situation

Compressed spring. Image 3 of 3. This spring is being used for a demonstration of Hookes Law. Hookes Law states that, up to an elastic limit

Church spire in dense fog
Unloaded tension spring suspended from a metal bar. For an image of the spring extended by a load, see A400/119

Soap films on a cube
Soap film on a cube frame. Soap bubbles form sheets of minimum surface area when stretched between two points. Therefore, when stretched between straight metal wires they will form flat planes

Quantum computer. Superconducting magnet housing a liquid solution of a chemical that forms a 5-bit (or 5-qubit) quantum computer. The computer uses NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) techniques

Uncompressed spring. Image 1 of 3. This spring will be used for a demonstration of Hookes Law. Hookes Law states that, up to an elastic limit

Newtons laws of motion
MODEL RELEASED. Newtons laws of motion. Man pushing a wheelbarrow to demonstrate Newtons three laws of motion. The first law states that an object will either remain at rest or move at a continous

Boyles Law demonstration. Apparatus used to test Boyles Law, one of the Gas Laws. Boyles Law (first proposed by Robert Boyle in 1662) states that for a fixed mass of gas at a fixed temperature

Soap bubbles on an octahedral frame. Bubble films always attempt to occupy the minimum surface area when stretched between two lines, and they meet other films at straight lines

Bubbles in gel-like liquid
Bubbles. Close-up of bubbles of air in a gel-like liquid

Polystyrene floating, image 1 of 2
Polystyrene floating on water. Image 1 of 2. Polystyrene floats as its density (mass in a given volume) is less than that of water

Can evacuated by vacuum pump. Image 2 of 2. An oil can is attached to a vacuum pump. The pump has removed air from the can

Friction demonstration materials. Collection of different materials that will be used as part of a classroom demonstration of friction

Paper being torn

Soap bubbles on a triangular prism frame. Bubble films always attempt to occupy the minimum surface area when stretched between two lines, and they meet other films at straight lines

Can about to be evacuated. Image 1 of 2. An oil can is attached to a vacuum pump. When the pump is switched on it will remove air from the can

Soap bubbles on a cubic frame. Bubble films always attempt to occupy the minimum surface area when stretched between two lines, and they meet other films at straight lines

Equal masses of different materials. From left to right are 10 grams of brass, 10 grams of water (in a glass tube) and 10 grams of balsa wood

Soap films on a pyramid
Soap film on a pyramid frame. Soap bubbles form sheets of minimum surface area when stretched between two points. Therefore, when stretched between straight metal wires they will form flat planes

Soap bubbles on a dodecahedral frame. Bubble films always attempt to occupy the minimum surface area when stretched between two lines, and they meet other films at straight lines

Smoke patterns. Smoke forming vortices (swirling patterns) in the air. This smoke is from a joss stick, a stick of incense that is burnt to produce a fragrant smell

Friction demonstration, image 2 of 2
Friction demonstration. Image 2 of 2. The wooden slab and one kilogram mass are being pulled over a smooth wooden table by a newtonmeter

Standing wave on a vibrating string. This is a stationary transverse wave. The two ends are held stationary as the string is rapidly moved from side to side

Nuclear fission, computer artwork

Nuclear fission reaction, artwork
Nuclear fission reaction, computer artwork. At left is a neutron (blue) about to collide with an uranium-235 nucleus (grey). Upon collision the neutron combines with the nucleus to form uranium- 236

Extension lead, thermogram. This piece of equipment expands the number of sockets available to 3-pin electrical plugs. A thermogram shows the variation in temperature on the surface of an object

Atomic structure, conceptual artwork
Atomic structure. Conceptual computer artwork of electron orbit paths as rings around the central nuclei (dark clusters) of atoms. This is a classical schematic Bohr model of atoms

Convection currents, conceptual artwork
Convection currents. Conceptual computer artwork depicting the movement of convection currents within a fluid

Gas hob, seen from above. This kitchen device, used to cook food, is burning natural gas

Atomic energy, conceptual artwork
Atomic energy. Conceptual computer artwork of a reaction occuring at the atomic level, showing a release of energy. Electron orbit paths are seen as rings around the central nuclei (dark clusters)

Sound byte, artwork
Sound byte. Computer artwork representing the waveform produced by a sound byte

Water drop impact, high-speed photograph
Water drop impact. High-speed photograph of a water drop impacting on a pool of water. After the water drop impacts to form a crater, circular waves ripple out from the centre of impact

Fractured bolts. Close-up of the ends of a number of threaded steel rods, showing where they have snapped, due to the application of excessive stress

Quantum waves. Computer model showing a quantum wavefunction bouncing from a rough surface. The wavefunction was dropped from top

Nuclear fusion reactions, computer artwork. These three reactions are being investigated for use in fusion power. Protons are red and neutrons blue

Electron flow. Computer model of electron flow in a 2-dimensional electrical landscape. The pattern observed depends upon both the initial conditions and the electric potential

LHC tunnel, CERN
LHC tunnel, composite image. Safety supervisor riding a bicycle along the LHC (large hadron collider) tunnel at CERN (the European particle physics laboratory) near Geneva, Switzerland

CERN radio frequency accelerator. Part of the Large Electron-Positron Collider (LEP) from CERN. This was one of the largest and most powerful particle accelerators

Count Rumford, US-British physicist
Count Rumford (1753-1814), US-British physicist, coloured artwork. Born Benjamin Thompson, in Massachusetts, USA, he joined the army at 18, acting as a secret agent for the British

Gymnastics display, Market Weighton Reformatory, Yorkshire
A gymnastics display by inmates of the Yorkshire Roman Catholic Reformatory for Boys at Market Weighton, East Yorkshire, opened in 1856

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