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(b) Trolley A, moving towards the right, collides with stationary trolley B. They stick together, and move off at less than half A's original speed. Which has the greater mass, trolley A or trolley B?

Important Questions on Momentum

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Calculate the momentum of each of the following objects:

(a) a 0.50 kg Stone travelling at a velocity of 20 ms-1

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Calculate the momentum of each of the following objects:

(b) a 25000 kg bus travelling at 20 ms-1 on a road

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Calculate the momentum of each of the following objects:

© An electron travelling at 2.0×107 ms-1. (The mass of the electron is 9.1×10-31 kg.)

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Two balls, each of mass 0.50 kg, collide as shown in Figure. Show that their total momentum before the collision is equal to their total momentum after the collision.

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Copy this table, choosing the correct words from each pair.

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Figure shows two identical balls A and B about to make a head-on collision. After the collision, ball A rebound at a speed of 1.5 ms-1And ball B rebounds at a speed of 2.5 ms-1. The mass of each ball is 4.0 kg.

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(a) Calculate the momentum of each ball before the collision.

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Figure shows two identical balls A and B about to make a head-on collision. After the collision, ball A rebound at a speed of 1.5 ms-1 And ball B rebounds at a speed of 2.5 ms-1. The mass of each ball is 4.0 kg.

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(b) Calculate the momentum of each ball after the collision.

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Figure shows two identical balls A and B about to make a head-on collision. After the collision, ball A rebound at a speed of 1.5 ms-1And ball B rebounds at a speed of 2.5 ms-1. The mass of each ball is 4.0 kg.

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(c) Is the momentum conserved in the collision?