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Elastic collision
Sticky collision
Dead stop

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Ball 1 mass2 kg
Ball 2 mass2 kg
Ball 1 velocity+5.0 m/s
← −10+10 →
Ball 2 velocity-5.0 m/s
← −10+10 →

Elasticity

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Before

Total momentum+0.000 kg·m/s
Total KE50.000 J

After

Ball 1 velocity
Ball 2 velocity
Total momentum
Total KE

◆ Centre of mass moves at constant velocity — it never accelerates.

Challenge: With equal masses and e = 1 (elastic), make ball 1 stop completely.

Predict before you run

In a perfectly elastic collision (e = 1), what is conserved?