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Chapter 7
Physics: Principles with
Applications, 6th edition
Giancoli
2005 Pearson Prentice Hall
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Chapter 7
Linear Momentum
Units of Chapter 7
Units of Chapter 7
Inelastic Collisions
Collisions in Two or Three Dimensions
Center of Mass (CM)
CM for the Human Body
Center of Mass and Translational Motion
(7-3)
, we can
(7-5)
Momentum is conserved
in all collisions.
Collisions in which
kinetic energy is
conserved as well are
called elastic collisions,
and those in which it is
not are called inelastic.
Summary of Chapter 7
Momentum of an object:
Newtons second law:
Total momentum of an isolated system of objects is
conserved.
During a collision, the colliding objects can be
considered to be an isolated system even if external
forces exist, as long as they are not too large.
Momentum will therefore be conserved during
collisions.