MOMENTUM AND IMPULSE

Chapter 8

Linear Momentum, p

ntotal pp

vmp

Units of momentum: kg(m/s) or (N)(S)

Since velocity, v, is a vector, momentum, p, is a vector.

p is in the same direction as v

Momentum is a measure of how hard it is to stop or turn a moving object. It is moving inertia.

(single particle)

(system of particles)

Linear Momentum, p

vmp

Which car has more momentum? A or B

A

B

The faster car, A.

Linear Momentum, p

vmp

Which car has more momentum? A or B

A

B

The more massive vehicle, B.

Newton’s 2nd Law

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The rate of change of momentum of a body is equal to the net force applied to it.

Example - Washing a car: momentum change and force. Water leaves a hose at a rate of 1.5 kg/s with a speed of 20 m/s and is aimed at the side of a car, which stops it (that is we ignore any splashing back). What is the force exerted by the water on the car?

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pp

t

pF ifxx 30

1

300

smv /20In each second, 1.5 kg of water leaves hose and has v=20 m/s.

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mvp

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By Newton’s 3rd law, force exerted by water on the car is +30 N

Example - Washing a car: momentum change and force. What if the water splashes back from the car? Would the force on the car be more or less?

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0 ff mvp

If the water splashes back

In each second, 1.5 kg of water leaves hose and has v=20 m/s.

Change in momentum would be greater and so the force should be greater.The car exerts a force on the water not only to stop it, but an extra force to give it momentum in the opposite direction

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Slope ~ Fnet

Impulse, I

area = I=Dp

Contact begins

Contact ends

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Impulse-Momentum Theorem

Impulse is the product of a net external force and time which results in a change in momentum

Impulsive forces are generally of high magnitude and short duration.

Units are N s or kg m/s

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Impulse-Momentum Theorem

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1

2

3

4

5

t (sec)

F (

N)

“riding the punch”

Impulse on a graph: area under the curve

DO NOW – Force to stop a car: momentum change, force and impulse. A 2200 kg vehicle traveling at 26 m/s can be stopped in 21 s by gently applying the brakes. It can be stopped in 3.8 s if the driver slams on the brakes, or in 0.22s if it hits a concrete wall. What impulse is exerted on the vehicle in eachof these stops? What net force is exerted in each case? smv /26

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For all three

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DO NOW – Force to stop a car: momentum change, force and impulse. What net force is exerted on the vehicle in each of these stops?

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IF xx

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Gentle brake

Slam brake

Concrete wall

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STOP BY: 0.12

Gs

0.68 Gs

11.8 Gs

http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph14e/collision.htm

http://www.nbclearn.com/portal/site/learn/nfl/cuecard/50974/

“Newtons 2nd law of motion”: Football kick, Newtons laws and Impulse

Collision simulation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUpiV2I_IRI&feature=related car crash 22 min

Problem: This force acts on a 1.2kg object moving at 120.0m/s. The direction of force is aligned with velocity. What is the new velocity of the object?

0

1000

2000

3000

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

Fnet

(N)

t (s)

vf = 328 m/s

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

-3000

-2000

-1000

0

t (s)

F (

N)

Problem: This force acts on a 1.2kg object moving at 120.0m/s. The direction of force is aligned with velocity. What is the new velocity of the object?

vf = -88.3 m/s

Impulse

Impulse

Problem: A 150-g baseball moving at 40 m/s 15o below the horizontal is struck by a bat. It leaves the bat at 55 m/s 35o above the horizontal. What is the impulse exerted by the bat on the ball? If the collision took 2.3 ms, what was the average force of the bat on the ball?

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vf = 55

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Impulse-Momentum

Theorem

Impulse on a graph: area under the F-t curve

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Work on a graph: area under the F-x curve

Work-EnergyTheorem

VECTOR SCALAR

Problem: a tennis player receives a shot with the ball (0.6 kg) travelling horizontally at 50.0 m/s and returns the shot with the ball travelling horizontally at 40.0m/s in the opposite direction. A) what is the impulse delivered to the ball by the racket? B) what work does the racquet do on the ball?

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DEMO 1: A ball is dropped to the ground

Forces acting on the ball as it is falling

FG

Is there a net force?

Is the momentum of the ball conserved (constant) as it falls?

mv1

mv2

Dp ≠ 0

0F

Describe a system in which the total momentum is conserved.

DEMO 1: A ball is dropped to the ground

FG,ball,earth

Dp = 0

0F

A system in which the total momentum is conserved – BALL + EARTH

FG,earth,ball

In this system of the Ball + Earth, there are NO EXTERNAL FORCES. Only forces are those between the objects in the system

Conservation of Momentum

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m2v2

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as long as NO EXTERNAL FORCE ACTS

Conservation of Momentum

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Newtons 2nd Law

Newtons 3rd Law

Newtons 2nd Law

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If there are NO external forces

Conservation of Momentum can be extended to include any number of interacting bodies

Total momentum of system (vector sum of momenta of all objects)

LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM – The total momentum of an isolated system of bodies remains constant

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LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM

The total momentum of an isolated system of bodies remains constant.

A system is a set of objects that interacts with each other.

An isolated system in one in which the only forces present are those between the objects of the system and those will be zero because of Newtons 3rd law. ( )

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Momentum in space

Example. Railroad cars collide: momentum conserved. A 10,000 kg railroad car traveling at a speed of 24 m/s strikes an identical car at rest. If the cars lock together as a result of the collision, what is their common speed afterward?v1 = 24 v2= 0

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after

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/12'

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1

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DO NOW Rifle recoil. Calculate the recoil velocity of a 5.0 kg rifle that shoots a 0.050 kg bullet at a speed of 120 m/s.

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0

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before shooting

after shooting

Collisions In all collisions where ΣFext = 0, momentum is conserved

Elastic Collisions No deformation occurs.Kinetic energy is also conserved.

Inelastic Collisions: Deformation occurs.Kinetic energy is lost.

Perfectly Inelastic CollisionsObjects stick together, kinetic energy is lost.

ExplosionsReverse of perfectly inelastic collision, kinetic energy is gained.2

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Elastic Collisions

Inelastic Collisions:

http://www.science-animations.com/support-files/collisions.swf

Example. Railroad cars, inelastic collision. A railroad car of mass 3000 kg, moving at 20 m/s eastward, strikes head-on a railroad car of mass 1000 kg that is moving at 20 m/s westward. The railroad cars stick together after the impact. What is the magnitude and direction of the velocity of the combined mass after the collision? Prove that the collision is inelastic by KE analysis.v1 = 20

v’

v2 = 20

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pp

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after

before

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Example. Railroad cars, inelastic collision.

v1 = 20

v’

v2 = 20

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v

pp

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after

before

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KE is reduced so collision is inelastic

Bouncing ball

Example. Old cannons were built on wheeled carts, both to facilitate moving the cannon and to allow the cannon to recoil when fired. When a 150 kg cannon and cart recoils at 1.5 m/s, at what velocity would a 10 kg cannonball leave the cannon?

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Example. Pool or billiards. A billiard ball of mass 0.5 kg moving with a velocity of 3 m/s collides head on in an elastic collision with a second ball of equal mass at rest (v2 = 0). What are the speeds of the 2 balls after the collision?v2= 0

v1 = 3

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v1 = 3

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from conservation of momentum:

Since collision is elastic, kinetic energy is also conserved:

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In a head-on collision:Which truck will experience the greatest force?Which truck will experience the greatest impulse?Which truck will experience the greatest change in momentum?Which truck will experience the greatest change in velocity?Which truck will experience the greatest acceleration?Which truck would you rather be in during the collision?

Truck Collision

In a head-on collision:

Which truck would you rather be in during the collision?

Truck Collision

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Example. A nuclear collision. A proton of mass 1.01 u (unified atomic mass units) traveling with a speed of 3.60 x 104 m/s has an elastic, head-on collision with a Helium (He) nucleus (mHe = 4.00 u) at initially rest. What are the velocities of the proton and Helium nucleus after the collision? vHe= 0vP = 3.6 x 104

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beforebefore

HePHeHePPafter

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Example. A nuclear collision.

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KEKE

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from conservation of momentum:

Since collision is elastic, kinetic energy is also conserved:

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Example. A nuclear collision. A proton of mass 1.01 u (unified atomic mass units) traveling with a speed of 3.60 x 104 m/s has an elastic, head-on collision with a Helium (He) nucleus (mHe = 4.00 u) at initially rest. What are the velocities of the proton and Helium nucleus after the collision? vHe= 0vP = 3.6 x 104

HeP

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HePHeHePPafter

HeHePPbefore

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pp

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Example. Propulsion in space: explosion.

Example. Propulsion in space: explosion. An astronaut at rest in space fires a thruster pistol that expels 35 g of hot gas at 875 m/s. The combined mass of astronaut and pistol is 84 kg. How fast and in what direction is the astronaut moving after firing the pistol?

v’A = ?

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v’G = 875

Conservation of Momentum can also be applied in 2 or 3 dimensions

For 2-dimensional collisions• Use conservation of momentum

independently for x and y dimensions.

• You must resolve your momentum vectors into x and y components when working the problem

v1=0.8

v’2=0.3

v’1

q1

q2=350

2 Dimensional Problem: A pool player hits the 14- ball in the x-direction at 0.80 m/s. The 14-ball knocks strikes the 8-ball, initially at rest, which moves at a speed of 0.30 m/s at an angle of 35o angle below the x-axis. Determine the angle of deflection of the 14-ball.

q1= 17.20

v’1= 0.58 m/s

The diagram depicts the before- and after-collision speeds of a car that undergoes a head-on-collision with a wall. In Case A, the car bounces off the wall. In Case B, the car crumples up and sticks to the wall.

a. In which case is the change in velocity the greatest?

b. In which case is the change in momentum the greatest?

c. In which case is the impulse the greatest?

d. In which case is the force that acts upon the car the greatest (assume same contact times)?

http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph14e/collision.htm

http://www.nbclearn.com/portal/site/learn/nfl/cuecard/50974/

“Newtons 2nd law of motion”: Football kick, Newtons laws and Impulse

Collision simulation

“Newtons 3rd law of motion”: Football kick, conservation of momentum and collisions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUpiV2I_IRI&feature=related car crash 22 min

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=OuA-znVMY3I&NR=1

Mythbusters giant Newtons cradle

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