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In a game of billiards, a cue ball hits a stationary 8-ball and then stops moving after the collision. If the momentum is conserved, what is the final momentum of the cue ball?(1 point)
Responses

It is less than its initial momentum but greater than zero.
It is less than its initial momentum but greater than zero.

It is zero.
It is zero.

It is greater than its initial momentum.
It is greater than its initial momentum.

It is equivalent to the final momentum of the 8-ball.

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GPT-4o mini
In this scenario, the cue ball stops moving after colliding with the stationary 8-ball, which means its final momentum is zero. Since momentum is conserved, the momentum lost by the cue ball is equal to the momentum gained by the 8-ball.

Therefore, the correct response is:

**It is zero.**

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