Momentum & Impulse Lab

Mass A 2 kg

Velocity A (right +) 4 m/s

Mass B 1 kg

Velocity B (right +) 0 m/s

Collision type

Total momentum (before)—

Total momentum (after)—

Velocity A after—

Velocity B after—

Kinetic energy (before)—

Kinetic energy (after)—

Momentum is conserved in every collision. Kinetic energy is conserved only when the collision is elastic.