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Momentum & collisions

Compare momentum and kinetic energy as two carts collide.

Before collision · impact at 1.67 sInteractive model
Momentum & collisions. Before collision · impact at 1.67 s. Blue velocity 3.00 m/s. Orange velocity 0.00 m/s. Total momentum 6.00 kg·m/s All settings have keyboard controls.
0.00 / 5.67 sExperiment timeline in s

Experiment setup

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Positive is right; negative is left.

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1 = elastic; 0 = the carts stick together.

Live controls respond without restarting. Changes to initial conditions begin a new trial. Your notebook and view zoom are kept.