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Conservation of
Momentum
Ms. Susan Alulod
-By-
Arada Kongsawangchai
Chanyut Yuvacharuskul
Mnasnan Se-amorntham
TI VE
JE C
OB
To demonstrate the la
w of
Conservation of Mom
entum.
INTROD
UCT
ION
llisions between two
Consider a co
objects, u st
tw e e n tw o o f th e m m
the force be
a ls d u e to N e w to n s th ird law.
be equ
e ti m e th e fo rc e s a ct between
Also, th
o ob je c ts m u st b e e q ual too.
tw
e re fo re , w e c ou ld sa y that their
Th , b ut
q u a ls in m a g n it u d e s
impulse is e
dir e c ti on s . In a d d it io n,
difer in
g to th e im p u ls e -m o m entum
accordin
e o re m , w e ca n c o n cl u de
change th
t lo g ic a ll y tw o o b je c ts must
tha
site
PR O C E D
1. Weigh the
URE
two Vernier c
arts.
2. Put two Ve
rnier carts int
track. o the Vernier
3. Place the
end of the fr
with the start st Vernier car
of the second ts
20cm apart. M Vernier track
ake the sticky
Vernier cart f part of the
ace each othe
4. Start the r.
stopwatch at
frst Vernier c the same tim
art is pushed e the
second Vernie towards the
r cart.
5. Stop the s
topwatch and
stopwatch at start a secon
the same tim d
Vernier cart c e the frst
ollides with th
Vernier cart. e second
6. Stop the s
econd stopwa
second Vernie tch when the
r cart moves
7. With the t by 20cm.
ime data, calc
carts velocity ulate the Vern
. ier
8. With the m
ass data, calc
carts momen ulate the Vern
tum. ier
9. With the d
ata above, ca
diference be lculate %
tween the Ve
momentum in rnier carts
the theoretica
practical expe l and
riment. (Dife
attributed to rence can be
friction)
SET-UP
MATE
RIALS
- Vernier carts
- Vernier track (low
friction)
- Stopwatch
- Ruler
S U LT
RE
INELA
STIC
Inelastic Collision
Mass Mass Veloci Velocit Moment Mass 1 (g) Final Momen 2(pi -
1 (g) 2 (g) ty 1 y2 um + Mass 2 Veloci tum pf)
(cm/s) (cm/s) (pi) (g) ty (pf) (pi + pf)
(g.cm/s (cm/s) (g.cm/s
) )
S TIC
ELA
Elastic Collision