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Assertion : KE is conserved at every instant of elastic collision.
Reason : No deformation of matter occurs in elastic collision.
PhysicsCenter of Mass Momentum and CollisionAIIMSAIIMS 2016
Options:
  • A If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  • B If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  • C If assertion is true but reason is false.
  • D If both assertion and reason are false.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: If both assertion and reason are false.
Kinetic energy is not conserved at every instant of elastic collision because there will be friction and deformation losses of energy.

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