Anobjectstendencytoresistchangesinmotion.pptVIP

An object’s tendency to resist changes in motion. The faster more massive an object is, the more momentum it has. Conservation of Momentum When two bodies interact, the total momentum before and after the interaction (collision) must be equal. Collision #1 Elastic Collision In a perfectly elastic collision (impossible), all momentum is transferred to the object at rest and it moves away at a velocity proportional to the ratio of their masses. If they are equal in mass, the moving object comes to rest and the object formerly at rest moves away at the speed that the first ball originally had. Elastic collision (cont) In a perfectly elastic collision, a ball with mass M velocity Vo transfers its momentum to an identical ball of mass M originally at rest. Elastic Collision (Unequal masses) If the projectile is much more massive than the target, then it is only slowed down a little and the target moves away at high speed. Elastic collision (Unequal masses part II) When a small ball collides with a large ball, the small ball returns in the opposite direction with a velocity slightly smaller and the large target ball acquires a small velocity. Collision #2: Inelastic collision PRACTICE PROBLEMS M1 x V1 = M2 x V2 Now you try Press the spacebar to finish Projectile Target * * Momentum PRESS SPACE BAR TO CONTINUE M1V1=MaVa + MbVb PRESS SPACE BAR TO CONTINUE A moving object collides with an object at rest: PRESS SPACE BAR TO CONTINUE The result is that the ball originally moving is now at rest. The ball formerly at rest is now moving with velocity Vo PRESS SPACE BAR TO CONTINUE This time, the large projectile ball is only slowed down a little the small target ball takes off at high speed. The total momentum before is equal to the total momentum after the collision. PRESS SPACE BAR TO CONTINUE Click to see animation PRESS SPACE BAR TO CONTINUE Click here for animation In an inelastic collision, the projectile and the target stick t