Momentum and Collision Lab

Test conservation of momentum for elastic and inelastic collisions.

Controls

Cart A mass m₁ (kg): 1.0 Cart B mass m₂ (kg): 1.5 Cart A initial u₁ (m/s): 3.0 Cart B initial u₂ (m/s): 0.0 Collision type

Momentum before3.00 kg·m/s

Momentum after3.00 kg·m/s

KE before4.50 J

KE after4.50 J

v₁ after-0.60 m/s

v₂ after2.40 m/s