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A bullet strikes against a wooden block and is embedded in it, the nature of collision is
PhysicsCenter of Mass Momentum and CollisionAP EAMCETAP EAMCET 2020 (18 Sep Shift 2)
Options:
  • A elastic
  • B perfectly inelastic
  • C inelastic
  • D perfectly elastic
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The correct answer is: perfectly inelastic
When a bullet strikes a wooden block and embedded in it, then such type of collision is an example perfectly inelastic collision. In this type of collision, maximum loss of kinetic energy occurs.

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