A-LevelPhysicsDynamics9702/12 · May/June 2017 · Q141 Mark
Which quantities are conserved in an inelastic collision? [Table with columns: kinetic energy, total energy, linear momentum. Rows for A, B, C, D show conserved/not conserved status.]
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Akinetic energy: conserved, total energy: not conserved, linear momentum: conserved
Bkinetic energy: conserved, total energy: not conserved, linear momentum: not conserved
Ckinetic energy: not conserved, total energy: conserved, linear momentum: conserved
Dkinetic energy: not conserved, total energy: conserved, linear momentum: not conserved
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C: kinetic energy: not conserved, total energy: conserved, linear momentum: conserved
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