Physics Lab
F3 Collision Lab Part I: Scenario 1 Balls Mass (kg) Velocity I. (m/s) Velocity F. (m/s) Momentum I. (kg m/s) Momentum F. (kg m/s) Ball 1 0.50 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 Ball 2 0.50 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 The relationship between the initial and final total momentum is that they are the same. Ball 1 moves towards Ball 2, which is at rest, at a constant velocity of 0.5 m/s. After Ball 1 collides with Ball 2, Ball 1 stops moving, and Ball 2 begins to move to the east at a 0.5 m/s velocity. Scenario 2 Balls Mass (kg) Velocity I. (m/s) Velocity F. (m/s) Momentum I. (kg m/s) Momentum F. (kg m/s) Ball 1 1.00 1.00 0.33 1.00 0.33 Ball 2 0.50 0.00 1.33 0.00 0.67