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A-LevelPhysicsDynamics9702/12 · May/June 2024 · Q71 Mark

Two satellites in deep space collide inelastically. What happens to the total kinetic energy and total momentum? total kinetic energy, total momentum conserved, conserved conserved, reduced reduced, conserved reduced, reduced

Aconserved, conserved

Bconserved, reduced

Creduced, conserved

Dreduced, reduced

✓ Correct answer

C: reduced, conserved

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Topic: Dynamics, A-Level Physics (syllabus 9702). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: A-Level Physics, May/June 2024 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 7.

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