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Chapter 9

Linear Momentum and Collisions


Units of Chapter 9

• Linear Momentum

• Momentum and Newton’s Second Law

• Impulse

• Conservation of Linear Momentum

• Inelastic Collisions

• Elastic Collisions• Center of Mass


9-1 Linear Momentum

Momentum is a vector; its direction is the same as the direction of the velocity.


9-1 Linear Momentum

Change in momentum:

(a) mv

(b) 2mv

A system of particles is known to have a total kinetic energy of zero. What can you say about the total momentum of the system?

a) momentum of the system is positive

b) momentum of the system is negative

c) momentum of the system is zero

d) you cannot say anything about the momentum of the system

Question 9.2aQuestion 9.2a Momentum and KE IMomentum and KE I

A system of particles is known to have a total kinetic energy of zero. What can you say about the total momentum of the system?

a) momentum of the system is positive

b) momentum of the system is negative

c) momentum of the system is zero

d) you cannot say anything about the momentum of the system

Because the total kinetic energy is zero, this means that all of the particles are at rest (v = 0). Therefore, because nothing is moving, the total momentum of the system must also be zero.

Question 9.2aQuestion 9.2a Momentum and KE IMomentum and KE I

A system of particles is known to have a total momentum of zero. Does it necessarily follow that the total kinetic energy of the system is also zero?

a) yes

b) no

Question 9.2bQuestion 9.2b Momentum and KE IIMomentum and KE II

A system of particles is known to have a total momentum of zero. Does it necessarily follow that the total kinetic energy of the system is also zero?

a) yes

b) no

Momentum is a vector, so the fact that ptot = 0 does not mean that the particles are at rest! They could be moving such that their momenta cancel out when you add up all of the vectors. In that case, because they are moving, the particles would have non-zero KE.

Question 9.2bQuestion 9.2b Momentum and KE IIMomentum and KE II

Two objects are known to have the same momentum. Do these two objects necessarily have the same kinetic energy?

a) yes

b) no

Question 9.2cQuestion 9.2c Momentum and KE IIIMomentum and KE III

Two objects are known to have the same momentum. Do these two objects necessarily have the same kinetic energy?

a) yes

b) no

If object #1 has mass m and speed v and object #2 has mass m and speed 2v, they will both have the same momentum. However, because KE = mv2, we see that object #2 has twice the kinetic energy of object #1, due to the fact that the velocity is squared.

Question 9.2cQuestion 9.2c Momentum and KE IIIMomentum and KE III

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9-2 Momentum and Newton’s Second LawNewton’s second law, as we wrote it before:

is only valid for objects that have constant mass. Here is a more general form, also useful when the mass is changing:


the 2nd law as

A net force of 200 N acts on a 100-kg boulder, and a force of the same magnitude acts on a 130-g pebble. How does the rate of change of the boulder’s momentum compare to the rate of change of the pebble’s momentum?

a) greater than

b) less than

c) equal to

Question 9.3aQuestion 9.3a Momentum and ForceMomentum and Force

A net force of 200 N acts on a 100-kg boulder, and a force of the same magnitude acts on a 130-g pebble. How does the rate of change of the boulder’s momentum compare to the rate of change of the pebble’s momentum?

a) greater than

b) less than

c) equal to

The rate of change of momentum is, in fact, the force. Remember that F = Δp/Δt. Because the force exerted on the boulder and the pebble is the same, then the rate of change of momentum is the same.

Question 9.3aQuestion 9.3a Momentum and ForceMomentum and Force

a) greater than

b) less than

c) equal to

Question 9.3bQuestion 9.3b Velocity and ForceVelocity and Force

A net force of 200 N acts on a 100-kg boulder, and a force of the same magnitude acts on a 130-g pebble. How does the rate of change of the boulder’s velocity compare to the rate of change of the pebble’s velocity?

a) greater than

b) less than

c) equal to

The rate of change of velocity is the acceleration. Remember that a = Δv/Δt. The acceleration is related to the force by Newton’s 2 Second Law (F = ma), so the acceleration of the boulder is less than that of the pebble (for the same applied force) because the boulder is much more massive.

Question 9.3bQuestion 9.3b Velocity and ForceVelocity and Force

A net force of 200 N acts on a 100-kg boulder, and a force of the same magnitude acts on a 130-g pebble. How does the rate of change of the boulder’s velocity compare to the rate of change of the pebble’s velocity?


9-3 Impulse

Impulse is a vector, in the same direction as the average force.


9-3 Impulse

We can rewrite

as

So we see that

The impulse is equal to the change in momentum.

(from Newton’s 2nd law)


9-3 Impulse

Therefore, the same change in momentum may be produced by a large force acting for a short time, or by a smaller force acting for a longer time.

A small beanbag and a bouncy rubber ball are dropped from the same height above the floor. They both have the same mass. Which one will impart the greater impulse to the floor when it hits?

a) the beanbag

b) the rubber ball

c) both the same

Question 9.7Question 9.7 ImpulseImpulse

A small beanbag and a bouncy rubber ball are dropped from the same height above the floor. They both have the same mass. Which one will impart the greater impulse to the floor when it hits?

a) the beanbag

b) the rubber ball

c) both the same

Both objects reach the same speed at the floor. However, while the beanbag comes to rest on the floor, the ball bounces back up with nearly the same speed as it hit. Thus, the change in momentum for the ball is greater, because of the rebound. The impulse delivered by the ball is twice that of the beanbag.

For the beanbag: Δp = pf – pi = 0 – (–mv ) = mv

For the rubber ball: Δp = pf – pi = mv – (–mv ) = 2mv

Question 9.7Question 9.7 ImpulseImpulse

Follow-up: Which one imparts the larger force to the floor?


9-4 Conservation of Linear MomentumThe net force acting on an object is the rate of change of its momentum:

If the net force is zero, the momentum does not change:


9-4 Conservation of Linear MomentumInternal Versus External Forces:

Internal forces act between objects within the system.

As with all forces, they occur in action-reaction pairs. As all pairs act between objects in the system, the internal forces always sum to zero:

Therefore, the net force acting on a system is the sum of the external forces acting on it.


9-4 Conservation of Linear Momentum

Furthermore, internal forces cannot change the momentum of a system.

However, the momenta of components of the system may change.


9-4 Conservation of Linear Momentum

An example of internal forces moving components of a system:

Amy (150 lbs) and Gwen (50 lbs) are standing on slippery ice and push off each other. If Amy slides at 6 m/s, what speed does Gwen have?

a) 2 m/sb) 6 m/sc) 9 m/sd) 12 m/se) 18 m/s

150 lbs 50 lbs

Question 9.14aQuestion 9.14a Recoil Speed IRecoil Speed I

The initial momentum is zero, so the momenta of Amy and Gwen must be equal andopposite. Because p = mv,then if Amy has three times more mass, we see thatGwen must have three times more speed.

Amy (150 lbs) and Gwen (50 lbs) are standing on slippery ice and push off each other. If Amy slides at 6 m/s, what speed does Gwen have?

a) 2 m/sb) 6 m/sc) 9 m/sd) 12 m/se) 18 m/s

150 lbs 50 lbs

Question 9.14aQuestion 9.14a Recoil Speed IRecoil Speed I

Question 9.14bQuestion 9.14b Recoil Speed IIRecoil Speed II

a) 0 m/s

b) 0.5 m/s to the right

c) 1 m/s to the right

d) 20 m/s to the right

e) 50 m/s to the right

A cannon sits on a stationary railroad flatcar with a total mass of 1000 kg. When a 10-kgcannonball is fired to the left at a speed of 50 m/s, what is the recoil speed of the flatcar?

Question 9.14bQuestion 9.14b Recoil Speed IIRecoil Speed II

Because the initial momentum of the system was zero, the final total momentum must also be zero. Thus, the final momenta of the cannonball and the flatcar must be equal and opposite.

pcannonball = (10 kg)(50 m/s) = 500 kg-m/s

pflatcar = 500 kg-m/s = (1000 kg)(0.5 m/s)

a) 0 m/s

b) 0.5 m/s to the right

c) 1 m/s to the right

d) 20 m/s to the right

e) 50 m/s to the right

A cannon sits on a stationary railroad flatcar with a total mass of 1000 kg. When a 10-kgcannonball is fired to the left at a speed of 50 m/s, what is the recoil speed of the flatcar?

When a bullet is fired from a gun, the bullet and the gun have equal and opposite momenta. If this is true, then why is the bullet deadly (whereas it is safe to hold the gun while it is fired)?

a) it is much sharper than the gun

b) it is smaller and can penetrate your body

c) it has more kinetic energy than the gun

d) it goes a longer distance and gains speed

e) it has more momentum than the gun

Question 9.15Question 9.15 Gun ControlGun Control

When a bullet is fired from a gun, the bullet and the gun have equal and opposite momenta. If this is true, then why is the bullet deadly (whereas it is safe to hold the gun while it is fired)?

a) it is much sharper than the gun

b) it is smaller and can penetrate your body

c) it has more kinetic energy than the gun

d) it goes a longer distance and gains speed

e) it has more momentum than the gun

Even though it is true that the magnitudes of the momentaof the gun and the bullet are equal, the bullet is less massive and so it has a much higher velocity. Because KE is related to v2, the bullet has considerably more KE and therefore can do more damage on impact.

Question 9.15Question 9.15 Gun ControlGun Control


9-5 Inelastic Collisions

Collision: two objects striking one another

Time of collision is short enough that external forces may be ignored

Inelastic collision: momentum is conserved but kinetic energy is not

Completely inelastic collision: objects stick together afterwards



A completely inelastic collision:



Solving for the final momentum in terms of the initial momenta and masses:



Ballistic pendulum: the height h can be found using conservation of mechanical energy after the object is embedded in the block.



For collisions in two dimensions, conservation of momentum is applied separately along each axis:

Question 9.12aQuestion 9.12a Inelastic Collisions IInelastic Collisions I

vf

viM M

M M

A box slides with initial velocity 10 m/son a frictionless surface and collides inelastically with an identical box. The boxes stick together after the collision. What is the final velocity?

a) 10 m/s

b) 20 m/s

c) 0 m/s

d) 15 m/s

e) 5 m/s

Question 9.12aQuestion 9.12a Inelastic Collisions IInelastic Collisions I

vf

viM M

M M

A box slides with initial velocity 10 m/son a frictionless surface and collides inelastically with an identical box. The boxes stick together after the collision. What is the final velocity?

a) 10 m/s

b) 20 m/s

c) 0 m/s

d) 15 m/s

e) 5 m/s

The initial momentum is:

M vi = (10) M

The final momentum is:

Mtot vf = (2M) vf = (2M) (5)

The final momentum must be the same!!

Question 9.12bQuestion 9.12b Inelastic Collisions IIInelastic Collisions II

vi

vf

On a frictionless surface, a sliding box collides and sticks to a second identical box that is initially at rest. What is the final KE of the system in terms of the initial KE?

a) KEf = KEi

b) KEf = KEi / 4

c) KEf = KEi / √ 2

d) KEf = KEi / 2

e) KEf = √ 2 KEi

Question 9.12bQuestion 9.12b Inelastic Collisions IIInelastic Collisions II

vi

vf

On a frictionless surface, a sliding box collides and sticks to a second identical box that is initially at rest. What is the final KE of the system in terms of the initial KE?

a) KEf = KEi

b) KEf = KEi / 4

c) KEf = KEi / √ 2

d) KEf = KEi / 2

e) KEf = √ 2 KEi

Momentum: mvi + 0 = (2m)vf

So we see that: vf = vi

Now, look at kinetic energy:

First, KEi = mvi2

So: KEf = mf vf2

= (2m) (1/2 vi)2

= ( 1/2 mvi2 )

= KEi

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Question 9.16aQuestion 9.16a Crash Cars ICrash Cars Ia) I b) IIc) I and IId) II and IIIe) all three

If all three collisions below are

totally inelastic, which one(s)

will bring the car on the left to

a complete halt?

Question 9.16aQuestion 9.16a Crash Cars ICrash Cars I

In case I, the solid wall clearly stops the car.

In cases II and III, becauseptot = 0 before the collision, then ptot must also be zero after the collision, which means that the car comes to a halt in all three cases.

a) I b) IIc) I and IId) II and IIIe) all three

If all three collisions below are

totally inelastic, which one(s)

will bring the car on the left to

a complete halt?


Summary of Chapter 9

• Linear momentum:

• Momentum is a vector

• Newton’s second law:

• Impulse:

• Impulse is a vector

• The impulse is equal to the change in momentum

• If the time is short, the force can be quite large


Summary of Chapter 9• Momentum is conserved if the net external force is zero

• Internal forces within a system always sum to zero

• In collision, assume external forces can be ignored

• Inelastic collision: kinetic energy is not conserved

• Completely inelastic collision: the objects stick together afterward


Summary of Chapter 9

• A one-dimensional collision takes place along a line

• In two dimensions, conservation of momentum is applied separately to each

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