Table 1.

Puck Masses
Type of Puck Mass (kg)
normal 1.14 Trial x-component
composite 1.68 # Dx_n,0 (au)
1.00
2.00
Before
3.00
4.00
5.00
# Dx_n (au)
1.00
2.00
After
3.00
4.00
5.00

Trial x-component
# Dx_c,0 (au)
1.00
2.00
Before
3.00
4.00
5.00
# Dx_c (au)
1.00
2.00
After
3.00
4.00
5.00
Question 1. Is each puck’s x and y components of momentum constant before and after the collision?

Question 2. Is each puck’s x and y components of momentum before the collision equal to that after the
collision?

Question 3. Is the two-puck system’s x and y components of momentum constant before and after the
collision?

Question 4. If momentum is conserved, the total x-component before the collision p_x,0 = <p_nx,0> + <p_cx,0>
should equal the total x-component after the collision p_x,0 = <p_nx> + <p_cx> within its uncertainties.
Similarly, the y-component p_y,0 = <p_ny,0> + <p_cy,0> should equal p_y = <p_ny> + <p_cy>. Do your data show
good confirmation of conservation of momentum. Briefly discuss your results and any
contributions to the uncertainties you might suggest.

Question 5. What type of collision (elastic/inelastic) is it?

 Table 2. Exp. Data for normal puck
Normal Puck
x-component y-component
Dx_n,0 (m) v_nx,0 (m/s) p_nx,0 (kg m/s) Dy_n,0 (au) Dy_n,0 (m)

Dx_n (m) v_nx (m/s) p_nx (kg m/s) Dy_n (au) Dy_n (m)

Table 3. Exp. Data for composite puck

Composite Puck
x-component y-component
Dx_c,0 (m) v_cx,0 (m/s) p_cx,0 (kg m/s) Dy_c,0 (au) Dy_c,0 (m)

Dx_c (m) v_cx (m/s) p_cx (kg m/s) Dy_c (au) Dy_c (m)

Table 4. Impulse Data

Type of
Puck
Normal Puck
Composite Puck

Table 5. Kinetic Energy

Trial Normal Puck
# v_n0 (m/s) K_n0 (J)

Before
 1.00
2.00
Before
3.00
4.00
5.00
# v_n (m/s) K_n (J)
1.00
2.00
After
3.00
4.00
5.00

after the collision?

qual to that after the

efore and after the

p_x,0 = <p_nx,0> + <p_cx,0>

hin its uncertainties.
+ <p_cy>. Do your data show
 y-component
v_ny,0 (m/s) p_ny,0 (kg m/s)

p_nx,0 = s_p_nx,0 =

p_ny,0 = s_p_ny,0 =

v_ny (m/s) p_ny (kg m/s)

p_nx = s_p_nx =

p_ny = s_p_ny =

y-component
v_cy,0 (m/s) p_cy,0 (kg m/s)

<p_cx,0> = s_p_cx,0 =

<p_cy,0> = s_p_cy,0 =

v_cy (m/s) p_cy (kg m/s)

<p_cx> = s_p_cx =

<p_cy> = s_p_cy =

p_x,0 = s_p_x,0 =
Table 4. Impulse Data
x-component y-component p_x = s_p_x =
kg m/s kg m/s
p_y,0 = s_p_y,0 =

p_y = s_p_y =

inetic Energy
Composite Puck <K_n0> =
v_c0 (m/s) K_c0 (J) K_before =
 <K_c0> =
DK, % =
<K_n> =
K_after =
<K_c> =
v_n (m/s) K_c (J)
%