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○Elastic collision
○Sticky collision
○Dead stop

Controls

● 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.

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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?