MOMENTUM AND ITS CONSERVATION

OBJECTIVE
To Study the Impulse and Momentum of two objects hitting each other byapplying
the Isaac Newtons Third Law of Motion which is The Action and Reaction means that for
every force there is a reaction force that is equal in size.

APPARATUS
2pc. Toy Cart/Car
1pc. Stop Watch
Masses Object
2pc. Tape Measure

THEORY

Momentum
is a quantity that describes an object's resistance to stopping (a kind of "moving
inertia").

is represented by the symbol p (boldface).

is the product of an object's mass and velocity.

p = mv

is a vector quantity (since velocity is a vector and mass is a scalar).

Impulse
is a quantity that describes the effect of a net force acting on an object (a kind of
"moving force").

is represented by the symbol J (boldface).

is the product of the average net force acting on an object and its duration.
J = FFt

is the forcetime integral.

F dt

is a vector quantity (since force is a vector and time is a scalar).

J=

 The impulse-momentum theorem states that the change in momentum of an

object equals the impulse applied to it.
J = p

If mass is constant, then

FFt = mv

If mass is changing, then

F dt = m dv + v dm

The impulse-momentum theorem is logically equivalent to Newton's second law

of motion (The Force Law).

Collision It is the meeting of particles or bodies in which each exerts a force upon the
other, causing the exchange of energy or momentum.
Elastic Collision

Vb2 Va2 = - (Vb1 Va1)

Inelastic Collision

ma va1+ mbvb1= (ma+ mb) v2

K2
K2

PROCEDURE

m .
ma + mb