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Group No 3
Members:
1.Suthida Termthong
2. Nattha, Theevarajirasab
3. Chanikan, Tangjitmungmun
Objective
To demonstrate the law of Conservation of Momentum
Background Information
The Law of conservation of momentum is the total momentum of a system is conserved
as no external forces acting on it. There are two kinds of collisions which is in the absence of
external forces, elastic and inelastic collision. For Elastic collision, there is no loss in kinetic
energy, in which both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved. On the other hand, Inelastic
collision, momentum is conserved but kinetic energy is transformed.
Procedure
A.Inelastic Collision
1. Set up a Vernier carts
2. Weight a Vernier carts
3. Set the Vernier carts position, 20 cm away from each other
4. Distance travelled by cart2 before collision = 20cm
5. Have 2 people record a time and 1 person push a cart. One person pushes cart1 and other
person record a time. Stop a watch when cart1 bump with cart2
6. Second people record a time when cart1 bump with cart2 (Cart1 and Cart2 moving
together)
7. Distance travelled by cart1 and cart2 after collision = 20cm
8. Calculate V2o, Vf ,and %difference
B.Elastic Collision
1. Set up a Vernier carts
2. Weight a Vernier carts
3. Set the Vernier carts position, 20 cm away each other
4. Distance travelled by cart2 before collision = 20cm
5. Have 2 people record a time and 1 person push a cart. One person pushes cart1 and other
person record a time. Stop a watch when cart1 bump with cart2 (Cart1 stop moving)
6. Second people record a time when cart1 bump with cart2
7. Distance travelled by cart1 and cart2 after collision = 20cm
8. Calculate V2o, Vf ,and %difference
Results
A.Inelastic Collision
V = dt
Momentum before collision (Pb)= M1V1+M2V2
Momentum after collision (Pa)=(m1+m2)Vf
% different = 2(PbeforePafter)
Pbefore + Pafter *100
m1= 636.6 g m2=638.4g
1st Trail
2nd Trail
3rd Trail
t2
0.69 s
0.67s
0.66s
tf
2.03 s
2.01s
1.98s
V1
V2 cm/s
28.98 cm/s
29.85cm/s
30.30cm/s
d2
20 cm
20cm
20cm
df
20 cm
20cm
20cm
Vf
9.85 cm/s
9.95cm/s
10.10cm/s
P before
18,500.83g cm/s
19056.24g cm/s
19,343.52g cm/s
P after
12,558.75g cm/s
12,686.25g cm/s
12,877.5g cm/s
38%
40%
40%
time (s)
1st Trail
20
V2 = 0.69
=28.98 cm/s
20
Vf = 2.03 = 9.85 cm/s
P before = (636.6*0) + (638.4*28.98) = 18,500.83 g cm/s
P after = (636.6+638.4)9.85 = 12,558.75 g cm/s
% different = 2(18,500.8312,558.75)
18500.83+12,558.75 *100
= 11,884.16
31,059.58 *100
= 0.38 * 100
= 38%
2nd Trail
20
V2 = 0.67
=30.30 cm/s
20
Vf = 1.98 = 9.95 cm/s
P before = (636.6*0) + (638.4*29.85) = 19056.24 g cm/s
P after = (636.6+638.4)9.95 = 12,686.25 g cm/s
% different = 2(19056.2412,686.25)
19056.24+12,686.25 *100
12739.98
= 31742.49 *100
= 0.4 * 100
= 40%
3rd Trail
20
V2 = 0.66
=29.85 cm/s
20
Vf = 2.01 = 10.10 cm/s
P before = (636.6*0) + (638.4*30.30) = 19,343.52 g cm/s
P after = (636.6+638.4)10.10 = 12,877.5 g cm/s
% different = 2(19,343.5212,877.5)
19,343.52+12,877.5 *100
12932.04
= 32220.02 *100
= 0.4 * 100
= 40%
B.Elastic Collision
V = dt
Momentum before collision (Pb)= M1V1+M2V2
Momentum after collision (Pa)=(M1V1f)+(M2V2f)
% different = 2(PbeforePafter)
Pbefore + Pafter *100
m1= 636.6 g m2=638.4g
1st Trail
2nd Trail
3rd Trail
t2
0.58 s
0.59s
0.63s
tf
0.85 s
0.83s
0.88s
V1
V2
34.48 cm/s
33.9 cm/s
31.75 cm/s
d2
20cm
20cm
20cm
df
20cm
20cm
20cm
V1f
23.52 cm/s
24.1 cm/s
22.73 cm/s
V2f
P before
22,012.03 g cm/s
21,641.76g cm/s
20,269.2 g cm/s
P after
14,972.83 g cm/s
15,342.06 g cm/s
14,469.92 g cm/s
38%
34%
33%
time(s)
1st Trail
20
V2 = 0.58
=34.48 cm/s
20
V1f = 0.85 = 23.52 cm/s
P before = (636.6*0) + (638.4*34.48) = 22,012.03 g cm/s
P after = (636.6*23.52)+(638.4*0) = 14,972.83 g cm/s
% different = 2(22,012.0314,972.83)
22,012.03+14,972.83 *100
14,078.4
= 36,984.86
*100
= 0.38 * 100
= 38%
2nd Trail
20
V2 = 0.59
=33.9 cm/s
20
Vf = 0.83 = 24.1 cm/s
P before = (636.6*0) + (638.4*33.9) = 21,641.76 gcm/s
P after = (636.6*24.1)+(638.4*0) = 15,342.06 gcm/s
% different = 2(21,641.7615,342.06)
21,641.76+15,342.06 *100
12,599.4
= 36,983.82
*100
= 0.34 * 100
= 34%
3rd Trail
20
V2 = 0.63
=31.75 cm/s
20
Vf = 0.88 = 22.73 cm/s
P before = (636.6*0) + (638.4*31.75) = 20,269.2 gcm/s
P after = (636.6*22.73)+(638.4*0) = 14,469.92 cm/s
% different = 2(20,269.214,469.918)
20,269.2+14,469.918 *100
11598.56
= 34739.12 *100
= 0.33 * 100
= 33%