A particle with mass mA is struck head-on by another particle with mass mB that is initially moving at speed v0 . The collision is elastic. (a) What percentage of the original energy does each particle have after the collision? (b) For what values, if any, of the mass ratio mA /mB is the original kinetic energy shared equally by the two particles after the collision

A particle with mass mA is struck head-on by another particle with mass mB that is initially moving at speed v0 . The collision is elastic. (a) What percentage of the original energy does each particle have after the collision? (b) For what values, if any, of the mass ratio mA /mB is the original kinetic energy shared equally by the two particles after the collision

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Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

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Chapter9: Dynamics Of A System Of Particles

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