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Two metal balls with the same mass hang so that they are touching each other. The ball on the left is pulled to the side and released. What will happen when it swings back and hits the ball on the right?(1 point)
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Both balls will swing to the left.
Both balls will swing to the left.
The ball on the right will swing to the right.
The ball on the right will swing to the right.
Both balls will swing to the right.
Both balls will swing to the right.
The ball on the left will stop, and the ball on the right will remain still.
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The ball on the right will swing to the right.
When the identical left ball hits the right one, momentum and kinetic energy are transferred; the left ball stops and the right ball moves off with the incoming speed.
When the identical left ball hits the right one, momentum and kinetic energy are transferred; the left ball stops and the right ball moves off with the incoming speed.
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