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Momentum & Collisions

Collisions and recoil: impulse and conservation

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Momentum and collisions cover impulse, conservation in one dimension, and elastic collisions, including cases that stick together and recoil.

Skills in this topic

  • Momentum & Impulse

    Find momentum and impulse, and the average force behind a change of motion

  • Conservation of Momentum

    Apply momentum conservation to collisions that stick together and to recoil

  • Elastic Collisions

    Handle collisions that also conserve kinetic energy, starting with equal masses

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