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Was momentum conserved in these collisions?  If not, provide a brief explanation.

Was momentum conserved in these collisions?  If not, provide a brief explanation.

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 Was momentum conserved in these collisions?  If not, provide a brief explanation.

Collision Mass of coin 1 Mass of coin 2 Velocity (m/s) Coin 1 velocity before Coin 2 velocity before Coin 1 velocity after Coin 2 velocity after Momentum (kg m/s) Total momentum before Total momentum after Kinetic energy (J) Total kinetic energy before Total kinetic energy after % Kinetic energy remaining #1 Identical coins 0.0044kg 0.0044kg 1.6 m/s 0.00 m/s 0.2 m/s 0.6 m/s 7.04 x 10^-3 kg m/s 3.28 x 10^-3 kg m/s 5.6 x 10^-3 J 8.80 x 10^-4 J 16% #2 larger moving coin 0.0044kg 0.00395kg 0.6 m/s 0.00 m/s 0.00 m/s 0.3 m/s 2.64 x 10^-3 kg m/s 1.185 x 10^-3 kg m/s 7.92 x 10^-4 J 1.78 x 10^-4 J 22% #3 smaller moving? coin 0.00175kg 0.0073kg 1.27 m/s 0.00 m/s -0.193 m/s 0.30m/s 2.23 x 10^-3 kg m/s 1.85 x 10^-3 kg m/s 1.41 x 10^-3 J 3.61 x 10^-4 J 26% Need help
Transcribed Image Text:Collision Mass of coin 1 Mass of coin 2 Velocity (m/s) Coin 1 velocity before Coin 2 velocity before Coin 1 velocity after Coin 2 velocity after Momentum (kg m/s) Total momentum before Total momentum after Kinetic energy (J) Total kinetic energy before Total kinetic energy after % Kinetic energy remaining #1 Identical coins 0.0044kg 0.0044kg 1.6 m/s 0.00 m/s 0.2 m/s 0.6 m/s 7.04 x 10^-3 kg m/s 3.28 x 10^-3 kg m/s 5.6 x 10^-3 J 8.80 x 10^-4 J 16% #2 larger moving coin 0.0044kg 0.00395kg 0.6 m/s 0.00 m/s 0.00 m/s 0.3 m/s 2.64 x 10^-3 kg m/s 1.185 x 10^-3 kg m/s 7.92 x 10^-4 J 1.78 x 10^-4 J 22% #3 smaller moving? coin 0.00175kg 0.0073kg 1.27 m/s 0.00 m/s -0.193 m/s 0.30m/s 2.23 x 10^-3 kg m/s 1.85 x 10^-3 kg m/s 1.41 x 10^-3 J 3.61 x 10^-4 J 26% Need help
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