Reference no: EM132599692

Part 1: Elastic Collision - a (m1=m2):

1) Click on the link https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/collision-lab/collision-lab_en.html

2) Click on more data to see more options. Select (Elasticity 100%) by dragging the blue triangle (Δ) to the right. Select: m1=m2 = 2kg. Select: *position 1 (1m) and *position 2 (2m). Select: *v1i=2.00m/s and *v2i=0

3) This collision will take place between red ball (m1) and green ball (m2) of the equal masses (m1=m2=2kg), with (m2) initially at rest (v2i=0). The red ball (m1) will collide (m2) and essentially stops, then (m2) will move in the same direction of (m1) before collision.

4) Click on Play, then after collision Pause.

5) Record the values of v1f and v2f after collision in table 1.

6) Calculate the values of Pi, Pf, Pf/Pi, Ki, Kf and Kf/Ki and record them in table 1.

7) Repeat the experiment for two different values of v1i (2.50 m/s) and (3.00 m/s), keep v2i = 0