Online Experiment 8 Momentum & Explosions

Online Experiment 8: Momentum and Explosions – Laboratory Report Name: Section:1101 Date: Data Analysis Table 1. Red Cart Data Trial Red Cart Mass, kg V.final, m/s P.initial,kg.m/s P-final,kg.m/s 1 0.2 -49.497 0.0 -9.899 2 0.5 -23.652 0.0 -11.826 3 1 -12.643 0.0 -12.643 Table 2. Blue Cart Data (Blue Cart Mass is 0.2 kg) Trial Red Cart Mass, kg V.final, m/s P.initial,kg.m/s P-final,kg.m/s 1 0.2 49.497 0.0 9.899 2 0.2 59.129 0.0 11.826 3 0.2 63.214 0.0 12.643 Table 3. Total Final Momentum Trial Ptotal.initial,kg.m/s Ptotal-final,kg.m/s 1 0.0 0.0 2 0.0 0.0 3 0.0 0.0 A. (5pts) Describe what happens to the carts during an explosion. During the explosion, the initially stationary carts are pushed in opposite directions. The red cart moves in the negative direction (left) while the blue cart moves in the positive direction (right). The explosion converts potential energy into kinetic energy. This conversion causes the carts to separate from each ot...