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A bullet is fired from the gun. It hits the solid block resting on a frictionless surface, gets embedded into it and both move jointly. In this process,
PhysicsCenter of Mass Momentum and CollisionMHT CETMHT CET 2022 (07 Aug Shift 2)
Options:
  • A Both momentum and kinetic energy are not conserved.
  • B Only kinetic energy is conserved.
  • C Bot the momentum and kinetic energy are conserved.
  • D Only momentum is conserved.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Only momentum is conserved.
Concept based.
This is a case of a perfectly inelastic collision in which linear momentum is conserved but kinetic energy is not conserved.

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