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11/9/15Lab 126Parth PatelSalam HashmiJoseph PandiniLeon SchneiderLab 126: Conservation of Momentum and Impulse – Momentum TheoremObjectives1.Observe and verify the conservation of momentum for fully elastic and totallyinelastic collisions.2.Verify the impulse-momentum theorem.Introduction an Background1.p=mv2.J=titfF(t)dt3.J=Favg∆t4.J=p=pfpiEquation 1 defines linear momentum. The linear momentum of a system only changes if there is net external force acting on the system. In all other instances, the total linear momentum is conserved. Collisions between the elements of a system don’t change the total linear momentum of the system. Equations 2 and 3 define impulse. To change the motion of an object requires the application of net external force according Newton’s law of motion. Combining the above-mentioned concepts produces the Impulse-Momentum theorem that can be seen in Equation 4. It states that the amount of momentum change of an object in time interval t equals to the impulse of the net external force acting on the object during the interval.There are three types of collisions: fully elastic, inelastic collision, and completely inelastic collision. Fully elastic collisions are where both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved. Inelastic collisions are those where momentum is conserved. Completely