Work Energy And Power Question 15
Assertion : In an elastic collision of two bodies, the total momentum and total energy are conserved. Reason : If two bodies stick to each other, after colliding, the collision is said to be perfectly inelastic.
Options:
A) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
C) If assertion is true but reason is false.
D) If the assertion and reason are both false.
E) If assertion is false but reason is true.
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
In an elastic collision both the momentum and kinetic energy remain conserved.
But this rule is not for individual bodies, but for the system of bodies before and after the collision.
While a collision in which there occurs some loss of kinetic energy is called an inelastic collision.
Collisions in daily life are generally inelastic.
The collision is said to be perfectly inelastic, if two bodies stick to each other.
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