Collision Carts on a Frictionles Track

PIRA 1N30.30

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Description:

Two carts on a track can be made to collide elastically (without sticking) and inelastically (sticking). Due to the conservation of linear momentum, carts that collide will have the same total momentum after the collision as before.

Recipe and
Location:

Section A
Leaning Against Wall Outside 107
Section A

Video:

Streaming Video:

Elastic-Equal Masses
Elastic-Big Hitting Small
Elastic-Small Hitting Big
Inelastic-Equal Masses
Inelastic-Big Hitting Small
Inelastic-Small Hitting Big

Notes:

None at this time.