Conservation of Momentum

1. In this case you are to determine, by any means necessary, the mass of the first cart. You may need to do several trials to determine this. Remember:

M₁V₁ = M₂V₂ Fill our your experimental values on the spread sheet.

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2. Determined the combined mass of the carts.

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3. Set the Momentum to 1800 and the mass of the cart to 500. Determine how many shots it will take for the cart to reach a velocity greater than 250 m/s. What will the mass of the cart be at that point. Remember, the bullets each thave a mass of 1 and stick to the cart.

Do the same experiment for a cart mass of 10.

When you think you have determined the answer email that to:

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