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Which series of steps describes how to demonstrate conservation of momentum in a system of two moving particles that collide?(1 point)

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Determine the momentums of one of the particles before and after the collision and add them together. Determine the momentums of the other particle before and after the collision and add them together. Verify that both sums are zero.
Determine the momentums of one of the particles before and after the collision and add them together. Determine the momentums of the other particle before and after the collision and add them together. Verify that both sums are zero.

Determine the momentums of the two particles before the collision and add them together. Determine the momentums of the two particles after the collision and add them together. Verify that both sums are zero.
Determine the momentums of the two particles before the collision and add them together. Determine the momentums of the two particles after the collision and add them together. Verify that both sums are zero.

Determine the momentums of the two particles before the collision and add them together. Determine the momentums of the two particles after the collision and add them together. Verify that both sums are the same.
Determine the momentums of the two particles before the collision and add them together. Determine the momentums of the two particles after the collision and add them together. Verify that both sums are the same.

Determine the momentums of one of the particles before and after the collision and add them together. Determine the momentums of the other particle before and after the collision and add them together. Verify that both sums are the same.

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The correct response that describes how to demonstrate conservation of momentum in a system of two moving particles that collide is:

Determine the momentums of the two particles before the collision and add them together. Determine the momentums of the two particles after the collision and add them together. Verify that both sums are the same.

This choice correctly outlines the conservation of momentum by comparing the total momentum before and after the collision, which should be equal if momentum is conserved.