Physics - Conservation of Momentum Laboratory

A particle of mass m and velocity Vo collides elastically with a particle of mass M initially at rest and is scattered through angle, A, in the center of mass system. a) Find the final velocity of m in the laboratory system. b) Find the fractional loss of kinetic energy of m.

A 0.025kg bullet traveling at 305m/s strikes a 1.500 kg ballistics pendulum hanging from a 2.00 m long string and buries itself in the block. How many degrees backward will the block swing? Do not use the law of conservation of momentum.

See attached figure. In a shipping company distribution center, an open cart of mass 53.0 kg is rolling to the left at a speed of 5.40 m/s (see the figure ). You can ignore friction between the cart and the floor. A 14.0 kg package slides down a chute that is inclined at 37 degrees from the horizontal and leaves the end of

Question: A 50 kg cart is moving across a friction-less floor at 2 m/s. A 70 kg boy, riding the cart, jumps off so that he hits the floor with zero velocity. 1. What impulse did the boy give to the cart? 2. What was the velocity of the cart after the boy jumped?

"A 122 kg astronaut (including space suit) acquires a speed of 2.50 m/s by pushing off with his legs from a 1900 kg space capsule. What is the change in speed of the capsule?"

A bullet of mass M= .0052 kilogram moving horizontally at speed V=672 m/sec, stikes a stationary wood block of mass m= 0.700 kilogram on a level frictionless surface. The bullet emerges with its speed reduced to S= 428 m/sec. Find the speed of the wood block after the bullet emerges.

What is the physics behind a jump, for example - snowboard jump, skateboard jump, kite boarding jump, and bike jump?

In an inelastic collision, is the final total momentum more than the initial momentum, less than the initial momentum or is it the same as the initial momentum?

Explain what the "Clebsch-Gordan Coefficent" is.