“The total Momentum of a

system before and after

collision does not change if
there are no external forces
acting on it”.
Types of Collision:
1. Elastic Collision
Two objects collide and return
to their original shapes with no
change in kinetic energy. After
collision, the two objects move
separately.
2. Inelastic Collision
The two objects deform during
collision, and the total kinetic
energy decreases, but the
objects move separately after
the collision.
3. Perfectly Inelastic
The two objects stick together
and move with a common
velocity after the collision.
Both objects are deformed.
 ’ ’
m1v1 + m2v2 = m v + m v
1 1 2 2
where:

m1= mass of the 1 object

st
m2= mass of the 2 object
nd

v1= velocity before collision of

st
the 1 object
v2= velocity before collision of
nd
the 2 object
’
v1 = velocity after collision of
st
the 1 object
 ’
v2 = velocity after collision of
nd
the 2 object
2. A 0.02 kg ball moving to the right
at 0.25m/s makes an elastic head-on
collision with the second ball of
0.04kg moving to the left at 0.15
m/s. After the collision, the smaller
ball moves to the left at 0.16m/s.
What is the velocity of the second
ball after collision?
3. A 0.25kg arrow with a velocity
of 15 m/s to the east strikes and
pierces the bull’s-eye of a
70kg target. What is the final
velocity of the combined mass?