Elastic Collision Balance Reading · PhysicsBowl 2023 #29

Physics · mechanics

Problem

Small particles with a mass of 0.10 kg are allowed to fall from a height of 1.6 m before colliding with the pan of a balance. The collisions occur at 441 particles/min, what will the balance register if the collisions of the particles are perfectly elastic? a. 0.43 kg b. 0.53 kg c. 0.73 kg d. 0.83 kg e. 0.93 kg

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