Several balls colliding on track

Lecture Demonstrations

Mechanics

Linear Momentum and Collisions

Several balls colliding on track

Place several balls together on the horizontal track, then "shoot" a single ball into them and see how many balls move away. This can be repeated with several balls "shots" at the others - same number will move away, showing conservation of momentum (energy).

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