After they have gathered enough information by testing the theory.
Answer:
v₁f = 0.5714 m/s (→)
v₂f = 2.5714 m/s (→)
e = 1
It was a perfectly elastic collision.
Explanation:
m₁ = m
m₂ = 6m₁ = 6m
v₁i = 4 m/s
v₂i = 2 m/s
v₁f = ((m₁ – m₂) / (m₁ + m₂)) v₁i + ((2m₂) / (m₁ + m₂)) v₂i
v₁f = ((m – 6m) / (m + 6m)) * (4) + ((2*6m) / (m + 6m)) * (2)
v₁f = 0.5714 m/s (→)
v₂f = ((2m₁) / (m₁ + m₂)) v₁i + ((m₂ – m₁) / (m₁ + m₂)) v₂i
v₂f = ((2m) / (m + 6m)) * (4) + ((6m -m) / (m + 6m)) * (2)
v₂f = 2.5714 m/s (→)
e = - (v₁f - v₂f) / (v₁i - v₂i) ⇒ e = - (0.5714 - 2.5714) / (4 - 2) = 1
It was a perfectly elastic collision.
A). Both the energy and the wave travel in the same direction.
If they didn't, they'd wind up in different cities almost instantly.
Answer:
Rutherford and atomic model are correctly matched.
