Linear Momentum and its Conservation
 

Linear Momentum and its Conservation problem 22


Which statement about a perfectly elastic collision between two bodies in an isolated system is correct?


  • Both total kinetic energy and total momentum are conserved.


  • Total momentum is conserved, but total kinetic energy is not conserved.


  • Total kinetic energy is conserved, but total momentum is not conserved.


  • Neither total kinetic energy nor total momentum is conserved.


 

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