Manipal MET2018PhysicsCenter of Mass, Momentum and Collision
The bob A of a simple pendulum is released when the string makes an angle of 45^ with the vertical. It hits an other bob B of the same material and same mass kept at rest on the table. If the collision is elastic
Options
- Aboth A and B rise to the same height
- Bboth A and B come to rest at B
- Cboth A and B move with the same velocity of A
- DA comes to rest and B moves with the velocity of A
Correct answer
D. A comes to rest and B moves with the velocity of A
Step-by-step solution
Since, colljision is elastic hence, velocities of bobs A and B get interchanged. Thus, A will come to rest and B will move with the velocity of A .