Which one of the following statements is true?
Momentum is conserved in elastic collisions but not in inelastic collisions
Total kinetic energy is conserved in elastic collisions but momentum is not conserved in elastic collisions
Total kinetic energy is not conserved but momentum is conserved in inelastic collisions
Kinetic energy and momentum both are conserved in all types of collisions
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The law of conservation of momentum is true in all type of collisions, but kinetic energy is conserved only in elastic collision. The kinetic energy is not conserved in inelastic collision but the total energy is conserved in all type of collisions.
When after collision the deformation is not relived and the two bodies move together after the collision, it is called
elastic collision
inelastic collision
perfectly inelastic collision
perfectly elastic collision
In a perfectly inelastic collision, the two bodies move together as one body
In an inelastic collision, which of the following does not remain conserved?
Momentum
kinetic energy
Total energy
Neither momentum nor kinetic energy
In an inelastic collision, momentum remains conserved, but K.E is changed.
In case of elastic collision, at the time of impact.
total K.E. of colliding bodies is conserved.
total K.E. of colliding bodies increases
total K.E. of colliding bodies decreases
total momentum of colliding bodies decreases.
In elastic collision, energy transfer takes place when
During elastic collision between two equal masses, the velocities get exchanged. Hence energy transfer is maximum when .
If two equal masses collide elastically in one dimension, where is at rest and moves with a velocity , then the final velocities of two masses are
and
In an elastic collision
if , then ; and
A particle suffers an oblique elastic collision with a particle that is at rest initially. If their masses are the same, then after collision
they will move in opposite directions
A continues to move in the original direction while remains at rest
they will move in mutually perpendicular directions
A comes to rest and B starts moving in the direction of the original motion of
A metal ball of mass moving with a velocity of has a head on collision with a stationary ball of mass . If after the collision, the two balls move together, the loss in kinetic energy due to collision is
Apply conservation of momentum,
Here
K.E. initial
K.E. (Final)
Loss in K.E.
Alternatively use the formula
Two particles having the position and m move with velocities and . If the particles collide, then value of a must be
8
6
4
2
A mass of moving with a speed of collides with another stationary mass of . As a result of the collision, the two masses stick together. The kinetic energy of the composite mass will be
600
800
1000
1200
.
K. E. of composite mass
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