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NEET · Physics · Center of Mass, Momentum and Collision
Statement-I: Two particles moving in the same direction do not lose...
Statement-I: Two particles moving in the same direction do not lose all their energy in a completely inelastic collision.
Statement-II: Principle of conservation of momentum holds true for all kinds of collisions.
Options
- ABoth Statement-I and Statement-II are correct.
- BBoth Statement-I and Statement-II are incorrect.
- CStatement-I is correct and Statement-II is incorrect.
- DStatement-I is incorrect and Statement-II is correct.
Correct answer
A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct.
Step-by-step solution
Let masses have initial velocities in the same direction and they stick after collision (perfectly, inelastic). Common velocity
(v=)
Initial KE:
(K_i=m_1 u_1^2+m_2 u_2^2,)
Final KE:
(K_f=\frac{1}{2}\left(m_1+m_2\right) v²)
Loss of kinetic energy
(K=K_i-K_f=\frac{1}{2} \frac{m_1 m_2}{m_1+m_2}\left(u_1-u_2\right)^2 \geq 0)
This loss is not the whole initial energy except when (then (K=0)). So Statement-1 is true: they do not lose all their energy in general.
Statement-II is also true: momentum is conserved in all collisions provided the system is isolated (no externa impulse). That includes elastic, inelastic, perfectly inelastic collisions and explosions (internal forces only).
So both are true option (1).