Elastic collision

Isaac Newton is the person who had discovered the three laws of motion. At a young age newton would not play with the other kids, instead he spent his free time making wooden models, kites, sundials, he even made a water clock. When Newton got older he had attended Cambridge University from 1661-1665. He soon retreated to his grandparents house where he would soon start the study of calculus and the universal gravitation. I will start with how he discovered the laws of motion. Newton was a…

Physics is very relevant to football. Mechanics is the part of physics that relate to football. When you throw a football, physics is being used. You make adjustments to your body to where you want the ball to be. When you punt or kick a football, it is moving with the velocity it was given depending on the force it was given from the person. The football will follow a parabolic direction after a kick or throw. You won’t know that you’re using physics because it comes naturally. When blocking…

kinematics should equal to the initial velocity calculated using momentum, meaning the initial velocity in apparatus 1 should equal to the initial velocity on apparatus 2. Background: In this lab I will be exploring and examining not only inelastic collision, but also momentum and energy. I made my own model of the ballistic pendulum, using toy gun, retort stand and a handmade ball catcher. I will take out the ball catcher from the pendulum and fire the ball, and find the height of the toy…

When the collision took place, Carl Young’s van collided with Mary’s Volkswagen in which she was pushed into the intersection and Young’s van followed close behind. This collision is classified as a perfectly inelastic collision. This is a perfectly inelastic because this collision is defined as when two objects “ stick together after the collision, meaning it follows in the same direction (Perfectly Inelastic Collisions). Other than the speeds and velocities and…

The barge’s weight is adjusted in the FE model using the mass density of stern portion as given in Table 1. The material properties of A36 steel model used for all elements of JH barge, are tabulated in Table 1. In this study, a barge collision scenario with a moderate energy including: impact velocity of 2m/s; barge’s weight for fully loaded of barge cargo capacity; and a head-on impact (i.e. the impact angle equal to 0o), is considered. The finite element models of the impacted pier…

Inelastic collisions occur when the kinetic energy of an object is not conserved, but converted into other forms of energy, such as heat or potential energy. As such, they still obey the conservation of energy principle that energy cannot be created or destroyed. When two bodies undergo an inelastic collision, their combined initial kinetic energy is not equal to the final kinetic energy of the system. When a tennis ball bounces on the ground, the kinetic energy that the ball possesses just…

converted from one form to another. Kinetic energy is energy of mass in motion, and the formula is E=1/2mv^2. The most important property of kinetic energy in the ability to do work, and it can be transferred from one body to another in collision, which can be elastic or inelastic. Joule found out about Energy and made joules by looking at a falling weight that was twisting a pole making temperature. Before and after, energy has to be conserved and stay the same. Examples for conserving energy…

be equal to zero, and as this wasn’t observed in any trial, it can be said that the conservation law was ineffective in this system. This is also replicated in the loss of kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is being lost in the form of sound as the collision takes place. However, kinetic energy is a scalar quantity, therefore the difference between…

common forms of energy are, Kinetic and Potential Energy. Kinetic Energy is the energy created when an object is in motion. It can be transferred between two objects if the object has enough energy, therefor it can be from of a collision. Kinetic energy can also be elastic or inelastic energy, however Potential Energy is an energy, but is potentially created before Kinetic Energy. Both types of energy are measured in a unit called Joules. And inside of these two types of energy there are sub…

The problem of the experiment was to determine the volume of one mole of H_(2(g)) at STP. In a way, the problem is essential in understanding how one mole of an ideal gas at STP is always equivalent to 22.4 L. By determining if the volume of a mole of H_(2(g)) is 22.4 L, it supports Avogadro’s law that one mole of an ideal gas occupies 22.4 L at STP. At the same time, it indicates that a direct relationship exists between volume and the number of moles of gas as temperature and pressure stays…