Question

In a glancing collision between two identical steel spheres, which of the following statements are correct? (Assume this collision is perfectly elastic. Select all that apply.)

a) The velocities of the spheres after the collision in the direction perpendicular to the incoming direction will be equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.

b) The sum of the velocity vectors of the two spheres in the original direction of the incoming sphere after the collision will be equal to that of the incoming sphere.

c) Linear momentum will be conserved in this collision.

d) Kinetic energy in this collision will be conserved.

Answer 1

B,D