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CENTRIPETAL FORCE: MERCURY AND WATER IN A SPHERE
(No longer done.)








EQUIPMENT
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Hand-Crank Rotator
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Glass Sphere Containing Mercury and Water
  


NARRATIVE
            Insert the glass sphere in the rotator chuck. Add a small amount of mercury and water to the sphere. Rotate the system SLOWLY. The mercury being more dense than water is thrown outside while the water is "on top" of it.