• Define what the centre of mass is and identify where it would be in a range of simple shapes.
• State that a suspended object will come to rest so that the centre of mass lies below the point of suspension.
• Describe an experimental technique to determine the centre of mass of an object with an irregular shape.
• Compare the stability of objects to the position of their centre of mass.
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