Question

-1.5 m/s3 m/s5 m/s1' = ?Cart 2Cart 2Cart 1Cart 1Before the CollisionAfter the Collision6. A student claims that Cart 1 will experience the exact same magnitude of impulse(change in momentum) asCart 2. Is this student correct?A. The student is incorrect because momentum is destroyed during the interaction because Cart 1 has lessmomentum after the collision.B. The student is incorrect because momentum cannot be created or destroyed during an interaction,which means one cart must gain momentum while the other must lose momentum.C. The student is correct because momentum cannot be created or destroyed during an interaction,which means both carts must experience the same change in momentum.D. The student is correct because for every interaction there is an equal reaction, which means both cartsmust experience different net forces.

Answer 1

C. The student is correct because momentum cannot be created or destroyed during an interaction, which means both carts must experience the same change in momentum.

Step-by-step explanation:

When there is a collision, the momentum of the system (both cars) will be conserved. It means that one car will gain momentum and the other will lose momentum, so the change in momentum that each car experienced will be equal in magnitude. So, the answer is:

C. The student is correct because momentum cannot be created or destroyed during an interaction, which means both carts must experience the same change in momentum.