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| UNIT: | Linear momentum | |||||||||
| PURPOSE: | Test momentum and kinetic energy conservation in elastic and completely inelastic collisions | |||||||||
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| DISCUSSION: | For the inelastic collision the carts should face each other with their velcro ends. After, turning both carts around they will face each other with their magnet ends allowing for an elastic collision. |
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1. Before inelastic collision, equal masses
2. Just after inelastic collision, equal masses
3. Before the elastic collision, equal masses
4. Just before the elastic collision, equal masses
5. Just after the elastic collision, equal masses
6. Elastic collision, unequal masses