Elastic Collision Simulation
Three identical ball bearings collision with conservation of momentum and kinetic energy
1 m/s
5 m/s
10 m/s
1 m
4 m
10 m
Physics Results
Total Momentum
5.00kg·m/s
Total Kinetic Energy
12.50J
Collision Count
0
Physics Principle Demonstrated
In an elastic collision between identical masses:
- Total momentum is conserved (pinitial = pfinal)
- Total kinetic energy is conserved (KEinitial = KEfinal)
- When a moving ball hits a stationary one head-on, they exchange velocities
- With three balls, the incoming ball stops, and the farthest ball moves away at the original velocity
