Elastic collision with air track
Experiment no.: 1.7.10
This experiment demonstrates the different behaviour of elastic and inelastic collisions.
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Experimental set-up
Low-friction air track
Elastic collision
Inelastic collision
Central collision of two equal masses
Central collision of two arbitrary masses