Two balls of dough collide and stick together. Identify the type of collision.

Question

a
inelastic
b
perfectly inelastic
c
perfectly elastic
d
elastic

Answer 1

The collision of two balls of dough that collide and stick together is classified as:

b. perfectly inelastic

In a perfectly inelastic collision, the objects stick together after colliding, resulting in a combined mass moving with a common velocity.