PART I ELASTIC COLLISIONS (Cars collinding with magnets) Table 1a Elastic collision data Run Mass1 (kg) Mass2 (kg) V1i (m/s) V2i (m/s) V1f (m/s) V2f (m/s) 1 0.26 0.51 0.63 0 -0.18 0.32 2 0.26 0.51 0 -0.36 0.12 -0.47 3 0.26 0.51 0.36 -0.33 -0.53 0.12 Table 1b Analysis of Elastic Collisions in terms of Total Momentum Run Total Pi (kg-m/s) Total Pf (kg-m/s) % difference between Pi and Pf ( Pi - Pf)/ Pf * 100 1 0.1638 0.1164 40.72 % 2 -0.188 -0.2085 10.15% 3 -0.0747 -0.0766 2.5% Table 1c Analysis of Elastic Collisions in terms of Total Kinetic Energy Run Total KEi (J) Total KEf (J) % difference between KEi and KEf ( KEi - KEf)/ KEf * 100 1 0.0779 0.0393 98.22% 2 0.1026 0.1262 18.70% 3 0.0162 0.0170 4.70% Q1. Table 1b and Table1c report Elastic collisions. Discuss your results for Table 1b and Table 1c in terms of conservation of Total Momentum and conservation of Total Kinetic Energy. Also, what would you suggest as the major sources of error in the Elastic Runs?
PART I ELASTIC COLLISIONS (Cars collinding with magnets)
Table 1a Elastic collision data
|
Run |
Mass1 (kg) |
Mass2 (kg) |
V1i (m/s) |
V2i (m/s) |
V1f (m/s) |
V2f (m/s) |
|
1 |
0.26 |
0.51 |
0.63 |
0 |
-0.18 |
0.32 |
|
2 |
0.26 |
0.51 |
0 |
-0.36 |
0.12 |
-0.47 |
|
3 |
0.26 |
0.51 |
0.36 |
-0.33 |
-0.53 |
0.12 |
Table 1b Analysis of Elastic Collisions in terms of Total Momentum
|
Run |
Total Pi (kg-m/s) |
Total Pf (kg-m/s) |
% difference between Pi and Pf ( Pi - Pf)/ Pf * 100 |
|
1 |
0.1638 |
0.1164 |
40.72 % |
|
2 |
-0.188 |
-0.2085 |
10.15% |
|
3 |
-0.0747 |
-0.0766 |
2.5% |
Table 1c Analysis of Elastic Collisions in terms of Total Kinetic Energy
|
Run |
Total KEi (J) |
Total KEf (J) |
% difference between KEi and KEf ( KEi - KEf)/ KEf * 100 |
|
1 |
0.0779 |
0.0393 |
98.22% |
|
2 |
0.1026 |
0.1262 |
18.70% |
|
3 |
0.0162 |
0.0170 |
4.70% |
Q1. Table 1b and Table1c report Elastic collisions. Discuss your results for Table 1b and Table 1c in terms of conservation of Total Momentum and conservation of Total Kinetic Energy. Also, what would you suggest as the major sources of error in the Elastic Runs?
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