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    This document provides instructions for conducting an experiment on sticky head-on collisions between objects of different masses. Students are instructed to: 1) Prepare a data table to record the masses and velocities of objects before and after collisions. 2) Stage collisions using the listed masses and measure/record velocities before and after. 3) Prepare another table to calculate and record the momentum of objects before and after each collision.

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    CS_Ch1_PhysInAction

    2/28/05

    9:08 AM

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    Physics in Action

    a) Prepare a data table in your log similar to the one shown


    below. Provide enough horizontal rows in the table to enter
    data for at least four collisions.
    Sticky Head-on Collisions:
    One Object Moving before Collision
    Mass of
    Object 1
    (kg)

    Mass of
    Object 2
    (kg)

    Velocity of
    Object 1
    before
    Collision
    (m/s)

    Velocity of
    Object 2
    before
    Collision
    (m/s)

    Mass of
    Velocity of
    Combined Combined
    Objects
    Objects
    after
    after
    Collision
    Collision
    (kg)
    (m/s)

    1.0

    1.0

    0.0

    2.0

    2.0

    1.0

    0.0

    3.0

    1.0

    2.0

    0.0

    3.0

    0.0

    b) Record the measured values of the velocities in the first


    row of the data table.
    2. Stage other sticky head-on collisions using the masses listed
    in the second and third rows of the data table. Then stage
    one or more additional collisions using other masses.
    Measure the velocities before and after each collision.
    a) Enter the measured values in the data table.
    3. Organize a table for recording the momentum of each object
    before and after each of the above collisions.
    a) Prepare a table similar to the following example in
    your log:
    Momentum of Object before and after Collisions
    Momentum = Mass Velocity
    Before the Collision
    Momentum of
    Object 1
    kg (m/s)

    Momentum of
    Object 2
    kg (m/s)

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    After the Collision


    Momentum of
    Combined
    Objects 1 and 2
    kg (m/s)

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