PW02: Elastic - Inelastic Collision

Inelastic Collision

• Set up the experiment as shown in Figure 4.

• Adjust the distance between the optical barriers so that the collision occurs between them.

• Before the collision, one of the carts with a fixed mass of 756 grams is non motion, while the other

cart, with additional "ms" mass, has a variable mass of m1 = m cart + ms = 265 + ms grams and is at rest.

• When they pass through, the chronometer records the corresponding time "δt".

• After the collision, both carts in motion stick together and move in the same direction, passing through another optical barrier. Record the passage time on the table.

• Repeat the previous steps while varying the mass of m2 of the cart by adding different masses of "ms".

1- Fill in the table.(5p)

2- Based on the table's results, is there conservation(1p)

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