Simulation: Two-Mass Collision Lab
Adjust masses, initial velocities, and elasticity, then compare initial and final momentum and kinetic energy.
Appears in: 4.3 Collision Models: Elastic, Inelastic, and Total Inelastic
Momentum Collision Lab
Collision is shown directly: two bodies move, contact, then leave with post-collision velocities from conservation + restitution.
t = 0.00 s
v1 final
+1.00 m/s
v2 final
+5.00 m/s
p initial
+7.00 N·s
p final
+7.00 N·s
K initial
16.50 J
K final
13.50 J
Momentum difference: +0.0000 N·s
Energy ratio (final/initial): 0.818
Momentum is conserved in isolated collisions; kinetic energy tracks elasticity.