Listed below are quantities utilized in the experiment \"Elastic and Inelastic C
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Question
Listed below are quantities utilized in the experiment "Elastic and Inelastic Collisions": p1 - momentum of the initially moving cart (cart 1), p2-momentum of the initially stationary cart (cart 2), p_tot - the total momentum of the system of two cars, KE_1 - kinetic energy of the cart 1, KE_2 - kinetic energy of the cart 2, and KE is the total kinetic energy of the system of two carts. a) Of the quantities mentioned above, list all that are conserved in the inelastic collision of the two carts. b) Of the quantities mentioned above, list all that are conserved in the elastic collision of the two carts.Explanation / Answer
a) Inelastic collision
the total momentum of the system of carts
b) Elastic collision
the total momentum of the system of carts
KE is the total kinetic energy of system of carts