Momentum & Collisions

Momentum, impulse, centre of mass, rockets and collisions: what stays the same when things push on each other.

Momentum & Collisions Centre of Mass Rocket Motion & Variable-Mass Systems Centre of Mass of a Non-Uniform Rod Centre of Mass of an Equilateral Triangle Centre of Mass of a Water Molecule Failed Rocket Acrobat and Monkey Emergency Landing Blocks and Compressed Spring Jumper Rocket Sled Variable-Mass Carts: Sand, Hoppers, and a Sprayer Ski Tow Men and Flatcar Rope on a Table Solar Sail: Film Thickness and Escape Design Tilted Mirror Reflected Particle Stream Force on a Fire Truck Water Jet Reaction: Fire Hydrant and Suspended Can Growing Raindrop Bowl of Water Rocket in an Interstellar Cloud Exoplanet Detection Force of a Tennis Serve Washing a Car: Momentum Change and Force Railroad Cars Collide: Momentum Conserved Rifle Recoil Falling On or Off a Sled Karate Blow Centre of Mass: Three on a Raft Centre of Mass: Three Particles in 2-D Centre of Mass of a Thin Rod Centre of Mass of an L-Shaped Object A Two-Stage Rocket Conveyor Belt Rocket Propulsion Bouncing Ball Marble and Superball Three Car Collision Proton Collision Elastic Collisions: Lab vs. Centre-of-Mass Frames Nuclear Reaction in the L System Uranium Fission Hydrogen Fusion Nuclear Reaction of α-Rays with Lithium Superball Bouncing Between Walls Centre of Mass Energy Equal Masses, Elastic Collision Unequal Masses, Target at Rest A Nuclear Collision Railroad Cars Again: Energy Lost Billiard Ball Collision in 2-D Proton–Proton Collision
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