In an inelastic collision kinetic energy is lost (generally through energy used to change an objects shape), but the two objects rebound off each other with the remaining kinetic energy. In a perfectly inelastic collision the two objects stick together after the collision.
its a collision
just check momentum before and after and if they're the same then elastic if not then inelastic.
In a normal perfectly inelastic collision, objects stick together, and there is damage done. Kinetic energy is not conserved, but momentum is. However, an explosion is a perfectly inelastic collision in reverse, because instead of having objects coming at each other and sticking together, the objects are already stuck together, and fly apart. The equation for this is [m1 v1 + m2 v2] = [m1 + m2]*v The damage done would be the chemical reaction involved. Atoms were at first stuck together, but there was a chemical reaction [aka "damage" because atoms were changed], and then the atoms fly apart. Thus, a perfectly inelastic collision in reverse. Be careful how you use the physics terms; it's not an inelastic collision [that's when objects impact then part].
With a plastic impact, the coeffecient of restitution is 0. With an elastic impact, the coeffecient of restitution is 0<e<1. With an inelastic impact, the coeffecient of restitution is 1.
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When the collision is perfectly elastic then energy is not lost but exchanged between the bodies collided. So total KE would remain the same before and after collision. But in case of inelastic collision, there would be loss of energy in the form of heat or sound or vibration etc etc. But whether collision is elastic or inelastic the momentum is conserved. That is, the total momentum in a given direction would be the same before and after collision.
In inelastic collisions, there is a net loss of kinetic energy after the collision has occurred.
A special case of inelastic collision would be no kinetic energy. This is when there is no energy.
In an inelastic collision kinetic energy is lost (generally through energy used to change an objects shape), but the two objects rebound off each other with the remaining kinetic energy. In a perfectly inelastic collision the two objects stick together after the collision.
In an elastic collision, both kinetic energy and momentum are conserved. This means that there is no net loss of energy during the collision. In an inelastic collision, kinetic energy is not conserved, and some of the energy is transformed into other forms such as heat or sound.
In that case, the collision is said to be inelastic. The total kinetic energy gets reduced.
its a collision
The Formula For Inelastic Collision is here: m1(v1b)+m2(v2b)=m11(v1a)+m2(v2a)
Both conservation laws are applied. The conservation of momentum and conservation of energy. However, in an inelastic collision, kinetic energy is not conserved. But total energy IS CONSERVED and the principle of conservation of energy does hold.
In elastic collisions, both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved. This means that momentum before and after the collision is the same, and the objects bounce off each other without any loss of kinetic energy. In inelastic collisions, momentum is conserved but kinetic energy is not. Some kinetic energy is converted into other forms of energy, such as heat or sound, during the collision.
just check momentum before and after and if they're the same then elastic if not then inelastic.