Energy Transfer in Elastic Collisions – Rankers Physics
Topic: Center of Mass , Momentum and Collision
Subtopic: Collision

Energy Transfer in Elastic Collisions

A bullet of mass \(m\) hits a block of mass \(M\) elastically. The transfer of energy is the maximum, when
\(M \ll m\)
\(M \gg m\)
\(M = m\)
\(M = 2m\)

Solution:

In a one-dimensional elastic collision between a moving body of mass \(m\) and a stationary body of mass \(M\), maximum transfer of kinetic energy occurs when the masses are equal (\(m = M\)).

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