Lab Experiment (Quarter 2)

Conservation Of Momentum
Krissaanapong Nimanussornkul
Tanwarat Kuariyakul
Raweroad Opornsawat
Daran Rungwatthanasophon
Sippaphon Sathapornruengrai

1108 Ms. Susan Alulod

Introduction
Momentum refers to property of moving project. There are many kind
of momentum in Physics field, such as momentum in one dimension,
momentum in two dimensions, angular momentum, momentum acted in the
energy of moving photon which is wave that can act as particle, and so on.
Since we are taking a basic courses of Physics, the experiment that we will
do will cover on momentum in x axis or in one dimension. Also, there are
three types of collision, including elastic collision, inelastic collision, and
super collision. In all of these, momentum are conserved if there isnt the
force outside system acts on the objects. However, in elastic collision, the
kinetic energy are conserved during the process. In inelastic collision, there
is kinetic energy lost as heat after the collision. In perfectly inelastic
collision, objects are completely stick to each other. Lastly, in super collision,
there is the gain of internal energy before collision. In this experiment, we
will cover on only elastic collision and inelastic collision.
In this experiment, we will prove that momentum are really conserve in
the elastic collision and inelastic collision. We will find out the given mass at
first, then we will find the velocity of two objects by kinematic equation in
linear movement. Lastly, we would be able to find out the velocity after
collision by conservation of momentum. Then, if there is lack of error,
momentum before collision and after collision would be the same.
Objective
To demonstrate the Law of Conservation of

Momentum.

Materials
1 low friction Vernier Track 2 Vernier carts

Mass Scale Stop watch

Procedure
1. Set up the track.
2. Ensure that the track is levelled before you start
with the experiment.
3. Mark which is your cart1 and cart2. Dont
interchange carts throughout the experiment.
4. Do the elastic collision first.
5. Set cart1 at 100 cm.
6. Push cart2 and let it go until it reached 80 cm
and start the stopwatch.
7. When cart2 hit cart1 at 100cm, then click a
stopwatch at a reset button.
8. After cart2 hit cart1, cart2 become at rest and
cart1 moving with the speed that cart 2 gave to it.
9. When cart1 reached 120 cm, press the button on
the stopwatch.
10. We will get the velocity of the carts by
calculating using time that we get from the
stopwatch and the distance that we have measured.
11. Do the inelastic collision.
12. Repeats steps 5-7.
13. After cart2 hit cart1, cart1 and cart2 become
united and move forward together.
14. When they reached 120 cm, press the button on
the stopwatch.
15. Repeats step 10.
Result
Value Inelastic Collision Elastic Collision
Mass 1 502.24 g 502.24 g
Mass 2 507.74 g 507.74 g
Initial Velocity 1 0 0
Initial Velocity 2 40 cm/s 57.14 cm/s
Distance travelled 20 cm 20 cm
by Cart2 before
collision
Distance travelled 20 cm 20 cm
by Cart1 and Cart2
after collision
Velocity After 1 20.109 cm/s 57.76 cm/s
Velocity After 2 - 0
% Difference 0% 0.009927%
Analysis of result
From the result of inelastic, Mass 2 with the
slight larger weight has travelled with initial
velocity of 40 cm/s, colliding the Mass 1. Mass 1
placed at 100 cm away from Mass 2 has zero
velocity. The time was initially recorded once Mass
2 was approaching 20 cm away before collision. As
both of them collided, the time would be
continuously recorded for 20 cm after collision.
The velocity has halfway dropped to 20.109 cm/s.

On the other hand, unlike the result of inelastic,

with the identical weight on both objects, the
velocity in elastic experiment has a slight change.
As soon as the Mass 2 collided the Mass 1, passing
its force onto another object, it rebounded and
stopped without any deformation. Therefore the
Mass 1 continued moving on the track with remain
the velocity
Conclusion
When cart1 hit cart2, the force on the car1 exchange kinetic
energy with cart2. Cart2 gains kinetic energy from cart1, while
cart2 gain kinetic energy from cart1.

Recommendation
For further experiment, we recommend to use stopwatch instead
of use smartphone, because stopwatch indicates number more
accuracy than smartphone. Luckily, in this experiment we use the
stopwatch that the lab technicians gave to us, so our results will be
accurate. In order to get more accurate values the mass of the carts
should be perfectly equal, but in this experiment the mass of the
carts that we use arent perfectly the same, so this factor might makes
the result to not be accurate. The force that we applied in each time
isnt the same, so it will affects the result which makes it value to not
be accurate.
Work log
Members Works

Krissaanapong Nimanussornkul Calculate the result

Write the introduction
Record the data

Tanwarat Kuariyakul Do the experiment

Create the result data
Write the worklog

Raweroad Opornsawat Do the experiment

Write the procedure
Write the recommendation
Record the data

Daran Rungwatthanasophon Do the experiment

Write the analysis result
Record the data

Sippaphon Sathapornruengrai Do the experiment

Write the conclusion