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COLLISIONS
During collisions, there will be an exchange of momentum between
the bodies.
The kinetic energy of the bodies may remain constant or change.
Accordingly, the collisions are classified into two kinds, they are
1) Elastic collisions.
2) Inelastic collisions.
Collisionisanisolatedeventinwhichastrongforceactsbetweentwoor
morebodiesforashorttimeasaresultofwhichtheenergyand
momentumoftheinteractingparticlechange.
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Types of collision :
(i) On the basis of conservation of kinetic energy.
Definitionofelasticcollision:
The collision in which both momentum and kinetic energy are
conserved is called elastic collision.
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Perfectly elastic collision:
Ifinacollision,kineticenergyaftercollisionisequaltokineticenergy
beforecollision,thecollisionissaidtobeperfectlyelastic.
Examples :
(1) Collision between atomic particles.
(2) Bouncing of ball with same velocity after the collision with earth.
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Inelastic collision:
The collision only momentum is conserved but not kinetic energy is
called inelastic collision.
Collision between two automobile on a road. In fact all majority of
collision belongs to this category.
Examples :
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Perfectly inelastic collision:
If in a collision two bodies stick together or move with same velocity
after the collision, the collision is said to be perfectly inelastic.
Collisionbetweenabulletandablockofwoodintowhichitisfired
whenthebulletremainsembeddedintheblock.
Example :
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(ii) On the basis of the direction of colliding bodies
Types of collision :
Inacollisionifthemotionofcollidingparticlesbeforeandafterthe
collisionisalongthesamelinethecollisionissaidtobeheadonorone
dimensional.
Example :
Collision of two gliders on an air track.
Head on or one dimensional collision:
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Oblique collision:
Iftwoparticlecollisionis‘glancing’i.e.suchthattheirdirectionsof
motionaftercollisionarenotalongtheinitiallineofmotion,the
collisioniscalledoblique.
If in oblique collision the particles before and after collision are in
same plane, the collision is called 2-dimensional otherwise
3-dimensional.
Example :
Collision of billiard balls.
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1)Thequantitiesremainingconstantinacollisionare.......
a) momentum, K.Eand temperature
b) momentum, K.Ebut not temperature.
c) momentum and temperature but not K.E
d) momentum but neither K.Enor
temperature
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2)Inaninelasticcollision,thekineticenergyaftercollision......
a) is same as before collision
b) is always less than that before collision
c) is always greater than that before
collision
d) may be less or greater than that before
collision
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One dimensional elastic collision:
Let two spheres of masses m
1and m
2moving with initial velocities u
1
and u
2in the same direction and they collide such that after collision
their final velocities are v
1and v
2respectively.
m
1
m
2
u
1 u
2
F
1F
2
m
1 m
2
v
1 v
2
before collisionduring
collision
after collision
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Momentum of the system before collision = momentum of the system
after the collision.
m
1u
1+m
2u
2= m
1v
1+m
2v
2
m
1u
1-m
1v
1= m
2v
2-m
2u
2
m
1(u
1-v
1) = m
2(v
2-u
2) (1)
From the law of conservation of linear momentum.
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K.Eof the system before collision = kinetic energy of the system after
collision
m
1u
1
2
1
2
+ m
2u
2
2
1
2
m
1v
1
2
1
2
+ m
2v
2
2
1
2
=
m
1u
1
2
1
2
- m
1v
1
2
1
2
m
2v
2
2
1
2
-m
2u
2
2
1
2
=
According to law of conservation of kinetic energy
m
1(u
1
2
-v
1
2
) = m
2(v
2
2
-u
2
2
) (2)
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Dividing Eqn(2) by Eqn(1)
m
1(u
1
2
-v
1
2
)
m
1(u
1-v
1)
=
m
2(v
2
2
-u
2
2
)
m
2(v
2-u
2)
(u
1+v
1) (u
1-v
1)
(u
1-v
1)
=
(v
2+u
2)(v
2-u
2)
v
2-u
2
u
1+v
1 = v
2+u
2
u
1-u
2 = v
2-v
1 (3)
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The relative velocity of approach before collision is equal to relative
velocity of separation after collision.
From eqn(3)
v
2 = u
1 -u
2+ v
1
(4)
Substitute eqn(4) in eqn(1)
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m
1 (u
1-v
1) = m
2(u
1-u
2+ v
1-u
2)
m
1u
1 -m
1v
1= m
2u
1 -m
2u
2 + m
2v
1 -m
2u
2
m
1u
1-m
2u
1+ 2m
2u
2 = m
1v
1+ m
2v
1
u
1(m
1-m
2) + 2m
2u
2= v
1( m
1+ m
2)
v
1=
m
1-m
2
m
1+ m
2
u
1+
2m
2
m
1+ m
2
u
2
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From eqn. (3)
v
1 = v
2 -u
1+ u
2
Substituting the value of v
1 in eqn. (1)
m
1(u
1-[v
2-u
1+u
2]) = m
2 (v
2-u
2)
m
1u
1-m
1v
2 + m
1u
1-m
1u
2= m
2v
2 -m
2u
2
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2m
1u
1-m
1v
2-m
1u
2=m
2v
2-m
2u
2
2m
1u
1+m
2u
2-m
1u
2=m
2v
2+m
1v
2
2m
1u
1 + u
2 (m
2-m
1) = v
2 (m
1+m
2)
v
2
=
2m
1
m
1+m
2
u
1+
m
2-m
1
m
1+m
2
u
2
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Case -I
If two bodies have equal massm
1= m
2= m
v
1=
m
1-m
2
m
1+m
2
u
1
2m
2
m
1+m
2
u
2+
Special cases:
v
1 = 0 + u
2
v
1 = u
2
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v
1=
2m
1
m
1+m
2
u
1+
m
2-m
1
m
1+m
2
u
2
v
2 = u
1+0
v
2 = u
1
Hence, in case of head-on elastic collisions of two bodies of equal
masses, the bodies simply exchange their velocities after collisions.
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Case -II
Before collision first body is moving with u
1and second body is at
rest (u
2=0).
m
1
m
2
u
1
m
1 m
2
v
2
u
2=0
before collisionafter collision
v
1=0 v
2= u
1
v
1=
m
1-m
2
m
1+m
2
2m
2
m
1+m
2
u
1 u
2+
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v
1=
m
1-m
2
m
1+m
2
u
1+0
v
1=
m
1-m
2
m
1+m
2
u
1
v
2=
2m
1
m
1+m
2
u
1+
m
2-m
1
m
1+m
2
u
2
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v
2=
2m
1
m
1+m
2
u
1+0
Note :
ifm
1= m
2
thenv
1=0
v
2 = u
1
v
2=
2m
1
m
1+m
2
u
1
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Case -III
When a smaller body collides with a heavier body (m
2>>m
1) at rest u
2=0.
m
1
m
2
u
1
m
1
m
2
u
2=0
before collision
after collision
v
1-u
1v
20
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v
1=
m
1-m
2
m
1+m
2
2m
2
m
1+m
2
u
1 u
2+
Here we can neglect mass m
1
v
1=
-m
2
m
2
u
1
v
1= -u
1
and v
2= 0
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Case -IV
When a heavy body collides (m
1>>m
2) with a much lighter body at
rest u
2=0
Here we can neglect mass m
2
m
2
m
1
u
1 m
2
m
1
u
2=0
before collision after collision
v
22u
1v
1u
1
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v
1=
m
1-m
2
m
1+m
2
2m
2
m
1+m
2
u
1 u
2+
v
1=
m
1
m
1
u
1
v
1= u
1
v
1=
2m
1
m
1+m
2
u
1+
m
2-m
1
m
1+m
2
u
2
v
2= 2u
1
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A body of mass m
1collides head on with another body of mass m
2
at rest .The collision is perfectly elastic .
Then fraction of kinetic energy transferred by the first body to
second body is given by
4m
1m
2
(m
1+m
2)
2
Friction of kinetic energy retained by first body is
m
1-m
2
m
1+m
2
2
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1)Aparticlemovingwithcertainvelocitycollides
elasticallywithanotherparticleatrest.Ifitwerehead
oncollision,theK.E.transferredbythecolliding
particleis100%whenitsmassisequalto.....
a) The mass of the stationary particle
b) Twice the mass of the stationary particle
c) Half the mass of the stationary particle
d) ¼ times the mass of the stationary particle
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2)Aheavierspheremovingeastwardwithacertainvelocity‘v’
collideswithalightersphereatrest.Ifitisperfectlyelastic
headoncollision,thenaftercollision...........
a) Heavier sphere moves west ward with same speed
b) Heavier sphere comes to rest
c) Lighter sphere moves east ward with
velocity 2vapproximately
d) Lighter sphere moves eastward with
velocity approximately
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3)Amassm
1moveswithagreatervelocity.Itstrikesanother
massm
2atrestinaheadoncollision.Itcomesbackalongits
pathwithlowspeedaftercollision.Then........
a) m
1> m
2
b) m
1< m
2
c) m
1= m
2
d) data insufficient
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Perfectly inelastic collision
Considertwobodiesofmassesm
1andm
2movingwithvelocitiesu
1
andu
2(u
1>u
2)alongastraightlineundergoperfectinelastic
collision.
Lettheymovewithacommonvelocity‘v’afterthecollisionas
showninfigure.
m
1
u
1
m
2
u
2 v
Before collision
After collision
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According to the law of conservation of linear momentum
m
1u
1+m
2u
2=m
1v
1+m
2v
2
After colllision
m
1u
1+m
2u
2= (m
1+m
2)v
v
1= v
2= v
Common velocity (v) =
m
1u
1+m
2u
2
m
1+m
2
initial total K.Eof the system =
1
2
m
1u
�
�
+
1
2
m
2u
�
�
Final total K.E of the system =
1
2
m
1+m
2v
2
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Total loss of K.E in perfectly inelastic collision
KE =
1
2
m
1u
�
�
+
1
2
m
2u
�
�
-
1
2
(m
1+m
2)v
2
KE =
1
2
m
1m
2
m
1+m
2
(u
1-u
2)
2
If second body is at rest before collision then
u
2= 0 then K.E
2= 0
K=
1
2
m
1u
1
2
m
2
m
1+m
2
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collisions in two dimensions:
v
1
x-axis
y-axis
v
2
1
2
mm
u
Consider two
bodies each of
mass m.
Before collision, Let u
be the initial velocity of
the first body and the
second body is at rest.
Let v
1and v
2be the
final velocities of the
bodies after collision.
Before collision After collision
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In elastic collision momentum is conserved.
So conservation of momentum along x-axis gives
mu = mv
1cos
1+mv
2cos
2
u = v
1cos
1 +v
2cos
2 (1)
And along y-axis gives
0 = v
1sin
1 -v
2sin
2 (2)
Squaring and adding eqn. (1) and (2) we get
u
2
=v
1
2
+v
2
2
+2v
1v
2cos (
1+
2) (3)
As the collision is elastic, apply law of
conservation of K.E
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1
2
1
2
mu
2
=mv
1
2
+
1
2
mv
2
2
u
2
=v
1
2
+v
2
2
(4)
Substituting eqn. (4) in eqn. (3)
v
1
2
+ v
2
2
= v
1
2
+ v
2
2
+ 2 v
1 v
2 cos(
1+
2)
2v
1v
2cos (
1+
2)=0
cos(
1+
2)=0
1+
2=90
0
Hence, two equal masses undergo oblique elastic collision will move at
right angles after collisions, if the second body is initially at rest.
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1)Thecollisioninwhichtherelativevelocityiszero
aftercollisionis.........
a) perfectly elastic
b) perfectly inelastic
c) partially elastic
d) sometimes elastic and sometimes
inelastic
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2)AbodyofmassmmovingwithaconstantvelocityVhits
anotherbodyofthesamemassmovingwiththesamevelocity
Vbutinoppositedirectionandstickstoit.Thevelocityofthe
compoundbodyafterthecollisionis............
a) 2V
b) V
c) V/2
d) zero
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3)Whichofthefollowingisnotaperfectlyinelasticcollision?
a) striking of two glass balls
b) bullet striking a bag of sand
c) an electron captured by a proton
d) a man jumping onto a moving cart
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Head on inelastic collision:
Velocity after collision:
Let two bodies A and B collide inelastically and coefficient of
restitution is e.
e =
v
2−v
1
u
1−u
2
=
Relativevelocityofseperation
Relativevelocityofapproach
v
2-v
1= e(u
1-u
2)
v
2= v
1+ e(u
1-u
2)(1)
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From the law of conservation of linear momentum
m
1u
1+m
2u
2= m
1v
1+m
2v
2(2)
By solving (i) and (ii) we get
v
1=
m
1−em
2
m
1+m
2
u
1+
(1+e)m
2
m
1+m
2
u
2
similarly v
2=
(1+e)m
1
m
1+m
2
u
1+
m
2−em
1
m
1+m
2
u
2
By substituting e=1, we get value of v
1and v
2for perfectly
elastic head on collision
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Ratio of velocities after inelastic collision:
A sphere of mass moving with velocity u hits inelastically with another
stationary sphere of same mass.
e =
v
2−v
1
u
1−u
2
v
2-v
1= eu(1)
=
v
2−v
1
u−0
Momentum before collision = Momentum after collision
By conservation of momentum,
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mu = mv
1+mv
2
v
1+v
2= u(ii)
Solving equation (i) and (ii) we get, v
1=
u
2
(1-e) and v
2=
u
2
(1+e)
v
1
v
2
=
1−e
1+e
Loss is kinetic energy:
Loss(K) = Total initial kinetic energy –Total final kinetic energy
=
1
2
m
1u
�
�
+
1
2
m
2u
�
�
-
1
2
m
1v
�
�
+
1
2
m
2v
�
�
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Substituting the value of v
1and v
2from the above expression
Loss (K)=
1
2
m
1m
2
m
1+m
2
(1-e
2
)(u
1-u
2)
2
Bysubstitutinge=1wegetK=0i.e.forperfectlyelasticcollisionloss
ofkineticenergywillbezeroorkineticenergyremainsconstant
beforeandaftercollision.
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1)Inaninelasticcollision,thekineticenergyafter
collision.....
a) is same as before collision
b) is always less than before collision
c) is always greater than that before collision
d) may be less or greater than that before collision
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2)Onespherecollideswithanothersphereofsamemassatrest
inelastically.Ifthevalueofcoefficientofrestitutionis½,the
ratiooftheirspeedsaftercollisionshallbe......
a) 1:2
b) 1:1
c) 1:3
d) 3:1
v
1
v
2
=
1−e
1+e
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Coefficient of restitution:
The coefficient of restitution between two bodies in a collision is defined
as the ratio of the relative velocity of separation after collision to the
relative velocity of approach before collision.
e=
relative velocity of separation
relative velocity of approach
e =
v
2−v
1
u
1−u
2
Definition:
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Thevalueofcoefficientofrestitutionisindependentofmassesand
thevelocitiesofthecollidingbodies.Itdependsonthenatureof
collidingbodies.
For perfectly elastic collision, e = 1
For perfectly inelastic collision, e = 0
For inelastic collisions, the value of e lies between 0 to 1.
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Determination of coefficient of restitution
Todeterminethecoefficientofrestitution
betweentwomaterials,Oneofthemistakenin
theformofaveryheavyplateandtheotherin
theformofasmallsphere.
The small sphere is dropped on to the plate from a height h. It hits
the plate with velocity u
1.
Let the sphere rebound to a height h
1after collision with the plate.
h
h
1
u
1
u
2= v
2= 0
Assuming the velocity
of the plate before and
after collision to be
zero (u
2=v
2=0)
v
1
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e=
u
1-u
2
v
2-v
1
e =
−v
1
u
1
When the ball rebounds with a velocity v
1it reaches a height h
2,
so that
v
1= −2gh
1
But u
1= 2gh
-vesign indicates that v
1is in opposite direction to u
1
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e=
u
1
-v
1
=
-(-2gh
1)
2gh
2gh
1
2gh
=e
e =
h
1
h
h
1= e
2
h = e
21
h
Height raised after n
th
bounce (h
n= e
2n
h)
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Totaldistancetravelledbythespherebeforeitstopsbouncing:
Iftheballisdroppedfromheighthandtheballkeepsonbouncing
risingtoheighth
1,h
2,h
3…..eventuallycomingtorest.
The distance travelled by the ball before coming to rest is,
d = h+2h
1+2h
2+2h
3+……..
∵hn
=(e
2
)
n
h)
d = h+2 e
2
h + 2 e
4
h+2 e
6
h+…..
= h+2e
2
h [1+e
2
+e
4
+….]
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=h+2e
2
h
1-e
2
1
= h
1-e
2
2e
2
1+
=h
1-e
2
1-e
2
+2e
2
d = h
1+e
2
1−e
2
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Total time taken by the ball to stop bouncing:
T = t + 2t
1+ 2t
2+ 2t
3+ …….
T= ++ +
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�
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+…..
T= ++ +
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�
�
+….
T=
��
�
[1+2�
�
+2�
�
+ 2�
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+………]
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T=
��
�
1+2e [1+e
1
+e
2
+e
3
+……]
T=
��
�
1+2e
1-e
1
T =
��
�
1-e
2e
1+ =
��
�
1-e+2e
1-e
T =
2h
g
1+e
1−e
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Average speed of the ball during its entire journey:
Average speed =
Total time taken
Total distance travelled
=
h
1-e
2
1+e
2
1+e
1-e
��
�
(1+e
2
)
(1+e)
2
=
��
�
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Average velocity of the ball during its entire journey:
Average velocity=
Total time taken
Net displacement
=
h
1-e
1+e��
�
(1-e)
(1+e)
=
��
�
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1)Thecoefficientofrestitution(e)foraperfectly
elasticcollisionis....
a) -1
b) 0
c)
d) 1
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2)Coefficientofrestitutiondependsupon,.........
a) The relative velocities of approach and separation
b) The masses of the colliding bodies
c) The materials of the colliding bodies
d) all the above
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3)Thecoefficientofrestitutionis......
a) a number which varies from -1 to 1
b) a number which varies from 0 to 1
c) a number which varies from 0 to -1
d) a positive number