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Momentum Conservation in an Inelastic Collision

by Thomas Lee Abshier | Mar 15, 2019 | Newtonian Mechanics, Physics

This question and answer may be found on Physics Stack Exchange. Question: When two masses collide inelastically, the kinetic energy is not conserved. This is obvious because kinetic energy is the energy associated with a mass in motion. In an inelastic collision,...

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