Collision

Presented by Peter Jordg Gutierrez and

Trisha Dulay
 An elastic collision is a collision in which
there is no net loss in kinetic energy in the
system as a result of the collision. Both
momentum and kinetic energy are
conserved quantities in elastic collisions.
An inelastic collision is one in which kinetic energy
is not conserved. A perfectly inelastic collision
(also sometimes called completely or maximally
inelastic) is one in which objects stick together
after impact, and the maximum amount of kinetic
energy is lost.
The main types of collisions are as follows: Elastic
collisions: both momentum as well as kinetic
energy are conserved. Inelastic collisions: only
momentum is conserved. Perfectly inelastic
collisions: The kinetic energy is lost, resulting in
the colliding objects to stick to one another after
the collision.
Elastic and Inelastic Collision
A collision is an encounter between two objects resulting in
exchange of impulse and momentum. Because the time of impact
is usually smail, the impulse provided by external forces like
friction during this time is negligible. If we take the colliding
bodies as one system, the momentum of the system is therefore
approximately conserved

n an isolated system, the total momentum of the system before

the collision is equal to the total momentum of the system after
the collision
Collisions are categorized according to whether the total
kinetic energy of the system changes. Kinetic energy
may be lost during collisions when (1) it is converted to
heat or other forms like binding energy, sound, light (if
there is spark), etc. and (2) it is spent in producing
deformation or damage, such as when two cars collide.
The two types of collision are:
 1.Elastic Collision-one in which the total kinetic
energy of the system does not change and colliding
objects bounce off after collision.

2. Inelastic collision - one in which the total kinetic

energy of the system changes (ie., converted to
some other form of energy). Objects that stick
together after collision is said to be perfectly
inelastic
Bad benefits of Collision
For example of Being injured. One of the most
dangerous types of car accidents is a head-on
collision. Because these crashes involve the full
force of both vehicles colliding head-on, they have
the potential to cause significant damage and even
death
What are the importance of
Collision?
Collision, also called impact, in physics, the sudden,
forceful coming together in direct contact of two
bodies, such as, for example, two billiard balls, a golf
club and a ball, a hammer and a nail head, two
railroad cars when being coupled together, or a
falling object and a floor.
Who Discovered Collision?
Collision Theory was first introduced in the 1910s
by Max Trautz and William Lewis to try to
account for the magnitudes of rate constants in
terms of the frequency of molecular collisions,
the collisional energy, and the relative
orientations of the molecules involved in the
collision.