September 19, 2009
Physics 111 lab Levitator demonstration.
A solenoid coil above the ball causes it to rise as the current increases overcoming gravity.
When the ball blocks the light path, current is reuced.
The ball becomes stationary when magnetic attraction equals gravitational attraction.
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