The Law of Conservation of Momentum Collisions Post-Lab The Law of Conservation of Momentum In any closed, isolated system the total momentum remains constant Since the graph is linear and contains (0,0)
Example 1 a. What is the final velocity of the boy?
Example 1 b. How far apart are they after 5.0 s?
Example 2 a. What is the final velocity of the bullet and the block after the collision?
This is known as a completely inelastic collision. Example 2 b. What are the initial and final kinetic energies of the bullet, wood block system? This is known as a completely inelastic collision.