Asked by Jia
Is velocity conserved in a elastic and inelastic collision?
-I think velocity is not conserved in either collision because when they hit each other the energy transfers to one another. Am i right?
-I think velocity is not conserved in either collision because when they hit each other the energy transfers to one another. Am i right?
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Answered by
Damon
You are right because it is momentum, not velocity, that is conserved.
Energy is conserved in an elastic collision, not in an inelastic collision.
Energy is conserved in an elastic collision, not in an inelastic collision.
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