Momentum

1) Natthawalai Nisakronsit 5861075

2) Thamonphan Nontapatamadul 5861165
3) Sirikorn Detchanun 5861146
4) Nathwara Paisanpesith 5861077
5) Sasanun Duangpatra 5861141
6) Rinrada Chaovalit 5861133

Conceptual Physics

Mahidol University International Demonstration School

Monday, November 14th 2016
Lecture instructor - Mr.Gopinath Subramanian
 Introduction

Momentum is a relationship of mass in motion. The equation

is P = mv which P is momentum, m is mass, and v is velocity. So,
doubling mass and velocity results in doubled momentum. Its unit
is kg * m/s and it is vector quantity. Moreover, it is also related
to force which is equal to mass times acceleration.

Impulse is term that quantifies the overall effect of a force acting

over time. It is equivalent to a change in momentum. This
equivalence is called The impulse-momentum theorem

The purpose of this experiment is to determine what happen

when a body which is moving with non velocity hits another body
to join together and move with common velocity which can be
calculated by using equation m1u1+m2u2=m1v1+m2v2
 Procedure
1) Preparing the materials for experiment
2) Using a stopwatch to time the first car without mass
3) Calculate the the distance that the car can go and divided
by time to find speed
4) Repeat method 2-3 again
5) Then, put two cars on the track.
6) Pushing one car to crash another
7) Finding velocity by using lab quest
8) Next, placing the mass block on the first car, the car that
crashes another car
9) Pushing the first car to crash another to find velocity by
using lab quest
10) Switch two cars position
11) Pushing the first car which has no mass block to crash with
the second with mass
12) Using lab quest to find velocity
13) Collect data from lab quest
 Materials
1) 2.20 m track 4) stopwatch

2) 2 cars 5) Lab quest

3) mass block (500g.) 6) motion detector

 Result and discussion
Data
Times Velocity w. no mass Of Velocity w. no Velocity of Object B Velocity of Object B
object A By hands mass on both with mass by with mass by
By Labquest Labquest Labquest

First Times D = 1.60 m T = 6. 63s V = -0.000 v = 0.018 v= 0.003

v = 0.241 meaning that it
slow down

Second Times D= 1.96 m T = 3.40s

v = 0.57

Third Times D = 1.96 m T = 3.22s

v = 0.61

Average avg = 1.42

Discussion

According to Newtons second law which stated that

acceleration is inversely proportional to mass, mass increase as
acceleration decrease. So the object that has mass will has less
velocity than the object that has no mass because when the
object increasing mass, inertia will also increase, which means that
the acceleration and velocity will also decrease. From our
discussion, we thought the reason that object with mass has less
velocity is because the object will be heavy and has more inertia
which cause the object move slowly. The momentum before and
after to object crash into each other is the same.
 Conclusion

From our study, Law of conservation of momentum was

experimentally verified and these laws are applicable to
daily life.
Appendices