In this week's lab, we will apply an impulse (i.e. a force from our hand) to impart an initial velocity upon Cart 1 (the blue cart in the figure below). Cart 1 will then undergo a collision with Cart 2. Each cart may have a different mass. We will analyze two scenarios:i) Magnetic bumpersii) Velcro bumpersWhat are the requirements for energy to be conserved in a collision?What are the requirements for momentum to be conserved in a collision?What are the differences between an elastic and inelastic collision? Magnetic or VelcrobumpersV1im2m1

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College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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In this week's lab, we will apply an impulse (i.e. a force from our hand) to impart an initial velocity upon Cart 1 (the blue cart in the figure below). Cart 1 will then undergo a collision with Cart 2. Each cart may have a different mass. We will analyze two scenarios:

i) Magnetic bumpers
ii) Velcro bumpers