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Module Seven Lesson Two Assignment One PhET Lab

This document provides instructions for accessing a Google Doc and summarizing a PhET simulation on 1-dimensional collisions. It explains elastic and inelastic collisions through examples. For elastic collisions, momentum and kinetic energy are conserved with velocities changing directions but not magnitudes. For inelastic collisions, momentum is conserved but kinetic energy is lost, causing objects to stick together after collision. The document tests understanding through questions about example collisions.

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Module Seven Lesson Two Assignment One PhET Lab

This document provides instructions for accessing a Google Doc and summarizing a PhET simulation on 1-dimensional collisions. It explains elastic and inelastic collisions through examples. For elastic collisions, momentum and kinetic energy are conserved with velocities changing directions but not magnitudes. For inelastic collisions, momentum is conserved but kinetic energy is lost, causing objects to stick together after collision. The document tests understanding through questions about example collisions.

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PHET ONE DIMENSIONAL COLLISION LAB


Website: http://phet.colorado.edu/
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/collisi
on-lab/latest/collision-lab_all.html

Introduction:
When objects move, they have
momentum. Momentum, p, is the product
of an object’s mass (kg) and its velocity
(m/s). The unit for momentum, p, is
kg·m/s. During a collision objects transfer
momentum to each other, resulting in
different motions than before the collision.
In this activity you will study the motion
colliding objects.

𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑚 = 𝑚 × 𝑣

ELASTIC Collisions

𝑚1𝑣1𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 + 𝑚2𝑣2𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 = 𝑚1𝑣1𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 + 𝑚2𝑣2𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟

1. What defines a collision as being elastic?

An elastic collision is a collision in which there is no net loss in kinetic energy in the system as a result of
the collision. Both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved quantities in elastic collisions.

2. Simulate the four elastic collisions below. Complete the table using math formulas and the simulation.

BEFORE COLLISION AFTER COLLISION


ptotal
# m1 m2 v1 v2 v1 v2
1 2.0 kg 2.0 kg 1.5 m/s -1.5 m/s 0 kg·m/s -1.5 m/s 1.5 m/s

2 1.25 kg 2.5 kg 2 m/s -1.0 m/s 0 kg·m/s -2 m/s 1 m/s

3 1.5 kg 3.0 kg 2.0 m/s 0.0 m/s 4.5 kg·m/s -0.67 m/s 1.33 m/s

4 3.0 kg 2 kg 2.0 m/s -1.0 m/s 4.0 kg·m/s -0.40 m/s 2.60 m/s
3. Two objects with the same mass move toward each other with the same speed and experience an elastic
collision. Compare the final velocities of each object to their initial velocities.

The final velocities will be also equal but will have opposite signs compared to their initial velocities.

4. A less-massive moving object has an elastic collision with a more-massive object that is not moving.
Compare the initial velocity (speed and direction) of the less-massive object to its final velocity.

The final velocity will be less than the initial velocity

INELASTIC Collisions

(
𝑚1𝑣1𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 + 𝑚2𝑣2𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 = 𝑚1 + 𝑚2 𝑣 ) 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟

5. What defines a collision as being inelastic?

An inelastic collision is a collision in which there is a loss of kinetic energy. While momentum of the system is
conserved in an inelastic collision, kinetic energy is not.

6. Simulate the four inelastic collisions below. Complete the table using math formulas and the simulation.

BEFORE COLLISION AFTER COLLISION


ptotal
# m1 m2 v1 v2 v1 and v2
1 2.0 kg 2.0 kg 1.5 m/s 0 m/s 3 kg·m/s 0.75

2 1.5 kg 3.0 kg 1.5 m/s -0.75 m/s 0 kg·m/s 0

3 0.75 kg 2.0 kg 2.0 m/s 0.2 m/s 1.9 kg·m/s 0.6909

4 3.0 kg 3 kg 2.0 m/s -1.0 m/s 3.0 kg·m/s 0.5

7. Two objects moving toward each other with different momentums experience an inelastic collision. In
which direction will both objects travel after the collision?

The objects will travel in the direction of the object who's velocity is bigger.

8. A less-massive object is moving in the same direction as a more-massive object, but with a higher speed.
They experience an inelastic collision. Describe the speed of the more-massive object after the collision.

Velocity is the most influencing factor in momentum conservation. Inelastic collision also means that after
collision the objects won't bounce off, rather it will stick with it. Therefore, owing to the transfer of kinetic
energy, the velocity of the more massive object will be the same as the velocity of the less massive object.
9. Object 1 has half the mass of object 2 and the objects move toward each other and experience an inelastic
collision. If both objects do not move after the collision compare the velocity of both objects before the
collision.

Velocity of object 1 is twice the velocity of object 2 but opposite to the direction of object 2

10. Show mathematically the total momentum before the collision in trial #1 is conserved after the collision.

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