11. Momentum & Impulse
Completely Inelastic Collisions
11. Momentum & Impulse Completely Inelastic Collisions
20PRACTICE PROBLEM
The planet Jupiter has been vulnerable to asteroid collisions due to its location and its high gravity. In a hypothetical scenario, a giant comet of radius 1.5 km and a mass of 3.2 × 1014 kg pounded the planet at a speed of 7.5 × 105 m/s. Jupiter recoils at a speed vr following this collision. Find the ratio vr/vJ where vJ is Jupiter's speed in its orbit around the sun. Assume that the collision is inelastic. Astronomical data Jupiter Mass: 1.898 × 1027 kg. Jupiter's orbital period is 11.86 years. Jupiter's average distance from the sun is 7.78 × 108 km.
The planet Jupiter has been vulnerable to asteroid collisions due to its location and its high gravity. In a hypothetical scenario, a giant comet of radius 1.5 km and a mass of 3.2 × 1014 kg pounded the planet at a speed of 7.5 × 105 m/s. Jupiter recoils at a speed vr following this collision. Find the ratio vr/vJ where vJ is Jupiter's speed in its orbit around the sun. Assume that the collision is inelastic. Astronomical data Jupiter Mass: 1.898 × 1027 kg. Jupiter's orbital period is 11.86 years. Jupiter's average distance from the sun is 7.78 × 108 km.