Quick Answer: The Momenta Apparatus verifies the principle of moments: loads hung at marked positions either side of a central pivot are compared by the turning effect each one produces.
Last updated: October 2026
Key Features
Central pivot with marked positions for attaching weights
Marked scale for reading the distance of each load from the pivot
Used for clockwise and anticlockwise moments, rotational equilibrium and centre of gravity
Technical Specifications
Specification
Value
Principle demonstrated
Moment of force and turning effect of force around a pivot
Application
Principle of moments, torque, rotational equilibrium, balance of forces
Learning concepts
Force, distance, moment, torque, balance, equilibrium, centre of gravity
About This Product
After the apparatus is balanced on its pivot, a known weight is attached on one side and another on the other side at a different distance, and the load or position is changed until it balances again. Students calculate each moment as force × perpendicular distance and check that clockwise and anticlockwise moments are equal. Schools, colleges and institutes in Albania, Gabon, Gambia, Liberia and Tanzania can order the Momenta apparatus from Educational Instrument.
