The experiments to demonstrate the conservation of momentum with the two billiard balls of known masses, m₁ and m₂, and velocities u₁ and u₂. The balls are then made to collide with velocities v₁ and v₂ after the collision
The momentum before and after the collision is then calculated as follows:
m₁u₁ + m₂u₂ = m₁v₁ + m₂v₂
What is the momentum of a body?
The momentum of a body is the product of the mass and the velocity of the object.
Mathematically;
the momentum of a body is determined as follows:
Momentum = mass * velocity
Momentum is conserved if the momentum before and after the collision is equal.