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Apr2-04, 12:02 AM   #1
 

Help on elastic problem


Hi, can someone please help me explain this problem,

If a ball that is made of clay is inelastic, how do I justify that using kinetic energy? If inelastic, where does the "lost" energy go in this case?

THANKS!
 
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Apr2-04, 12:09 AM   #2
 
"How do I justify that using kinetic energy?" That using kinetic energy does what?

In the case of clay balls, most of the lost energy goes into deforming the balls.

cookiemonster
 
Apr2-04, 12:27 AM   #3
 
I wanted to say how to I justify that the clay ball is inelastic using kinetic energy?
 
Apr2-04, 12:30 AM   #4
 

Help on elastic problem


An elastic collision is defined to be a collision in which kinetic energy is conserved.

An inelastic collision is defined to be a collision in which kinetic energy is not conserved.

cookiemonster
 
Apr2-04, 12:38 AM   #5
 
thanks cookiemonster!
 
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