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13 July, 11:26

In midair in the international space station a 1 kg chunk of putty moving at 1 m/s collides with and sticks to a 5 kg chunk of putty initially at rest. at what speed does the 6 kg chunk travel after the collision?

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  1. 13 July, 15:20
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    We know that the momentum keeps constant in a inelastic collisions, so the product of mass and speed do not change:

    m1 * v1 + m2 * v2 = m * v

    1 * 1 + 5 * 0 = (1 + 5) * v

    1 = 6 * v

    v = 1/6 m/s

    So the final speed of the 6 kg chunk will travel at 0.167 m/s
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