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Two particles are seen to collide and move jointly together after the collision. During such a collision, for the total system,
PhysicsCenter of Mass Momentum and CollisionAIIMSAIIMS 2001
Options:
  • A both the mechanical energy and the linear momentum are conserved
  • B linear momentum is conserved but not the mechanical energy
  • C neither the mechanical energy nor the linear momentum is conserved
  • D mechanical energy is conserved but not the linear momentum.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: linear momentum is conserved but not the mechanical energy
This is a case of a totally inelastic collision, in which linear momentum is conserved but the total mechanical energy is not conserved.

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