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Ch 11: Impulse and Momentum
Knight Calc - Physics for Scientists and Engineers 5th Edition
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Capitolo 11, Problema 54

Two 500 g blocks of wood are 2.0 m apart on a frictionless table. A 10 g bullet is fired at 400 m/s toward the blocks. It passes all the way through the first block, then embeds itself in the second block. The speed of the first block immediately afterward is 6.0 m/s . What is the speed of the second block after the bullet stops in it?

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Step 1: Identify the principle of conservation of momentum. Since the table is frictionless, the total momentum of the system (bullet + blocks) is conserved before and after the interactions.
Step 2: Write the equation for the conservation of momentum for the first interaction (bullet passing through the first block). Let the initial momentum of the system be \( p_{initial} = m_{bullet} v_{bullet} \), where \( m_{bullet} = 0.01 \; \text{kg} \) and \( v_{bullet} = 400 \; \text{m/s} \). After the interaction, the momentum is \( p_{final} = m_{block1} v_{block1} + m_{bullet} v_{bullet, after} \), where \( m_{block1} = 0.5 \; \text{kg} \) and \( v_{block1} = 6.0 \; \text{m/s} \). Solve for \( v_{bullet, after} \), the velocity of the bullet after passing through the first block.
Step 3: Write the conservation of momentum equation for the second interaction (bullet embedding in the second block). The initial momentum of the system is \( p_{initial} = m_{bullet} v_{bullet, after} + m_{block2} v_{block2, initial} \), where \( m_{block2} = 0.5 \; \text{kg} \) and \( v_{block2, initial} = 0 \; \text{m/s} \). After the interaction, the momentum is \( p_{final} = (m_{bullet} + m_{block2}) v_{block2, final} \). Solve for \( v_{block2, final} \), the final velocity of the second block.
Step 4: Substitute the value of \( v_{bullet, after} \) from Step 2 into the equation from Step 3. This will allow you to calculate \( v_{block2, final} \), the speed of the second block after the bullet embeds itself.
Step 5: Verify the units and ensure that the final velocity of the second block is consistent with the principle of conservation of momentum. Double-check the calculations to confirm the result.

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Conservation of Momentum

The principle of conservation of momentum states that in a closed system, the total momentum before an event must equal the total momentum after the event, provided no external forces act on it. In this scenario, the momentum of the bullet and the blocks must be calculated before and after the bullet passes through the first block and embeds in the second block.
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Elastic and Inelastic Collisions

Collisions can be classified as elastic or inelastic based on whether kinetic energy is conserved. In this case, the bullet passing through the first block is an inelastic collision, as some kinetic energy is lost, while the bullet embedding in the second block is also inelastic, where the two objects move together post-collision, allowing for momentum transfer but not energy conservation.
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Kinetic Energy

Kinetic energy is the energy possessed by an object due to its motion, calculated using the formula KE = 1/2 mv², where m is mass and v is velocity. While kinetic energy is not conserved in inelastic collisions, it is important to understand how it changes during the interactions, particularly in determining the final velocities of the blocks after the bullet embeds itself.
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