User's Manual
012–06408A RMS/IDS Kit
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Questions
1. How did the elastic collision effect the total momentum and total kinetic energy in the
system?
2. What effect did friction have on the momentum and kinetic energy of the system?
3. What are other possible contributors to the variation of the experimental data from the
expected (theoretical) values?
m
1
v
1
m
2
v
2
m
1
after
v
1
after
m
2
after
v
2
after
m
1
v
1
+ m
2
v
2
m
1
after
v
1
after+
m
2
after
v
2
after
(kg) (m/s) (kg) (m/s) (kg) (m/s) (kg) (m/s) (kg m/s) (kg m/s)
Table 4.1
½m
1
v
1
2
+½m
2
v
2
2
½m
1
after
v
1
after
2
+
½m
2
after
v
1
after
2
(N s) (N s)
Table 4.2
measured
calculated
measured
calculated
calculated
measured
calculated
measured