Equations and Constants
v=d/t| PE = mgh KE = mv² p = mv Impulse = FAt = Ap
Part 1: Bowling Ball Collision - What's the Mass?
If there are no external forces causing an impulse on a system, we can assume that the total
momentum of the system will be conserved. Use the overlay to measure and the included
stopwatch on the slo mo video to measure a change in time in order to calculate velocity
Use the conservation of momentum to calculate the mass of the bowling ball on the left if the
one on the right has a mass of 5.6 kg
2.5 m
2.0 m
Mass L
Velocity L
Velocity R
L
1.5 m
Initial
1.0 m
0 m/s
0.5 m
R
Mass R
g = 9.81 m/s²
Velocity L
Velocity R
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Final
5.6 kg