short answer question  2. A student wants to use conservation of momentum to determine the mass, m, of an unknown “Object 1” that can be placed on an air track. Describe such an experiment. Assume that you have a device to measure velocity, an air track or frictionless surface to eliminate friction, and another “Object 2” with known mass, M.

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2. A student wants to use conservation of momentum to determine the mass, m, of an
unknown “Object 1” that can be placed on an air track. Describe such an experiment.
Assume that you have a device to measure velocity, an air track or frictionless surface
to eliminate friction, and another “Object 2” with known mass, M. 

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