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Center of Mass, Momentum and Collision

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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

  1. ABoth Statement-I and Statement-II are correct.
  2. BBoth Statement-I and Statement-II are incorrect.
  3. CStatement-I is correct and Statement-II is incorrect.
  4. 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 m1,m2m_1, m_2 have initial velocities u1,u2u_1, u_2 in the same direction and they stick after collision (perfectly, inelastic). Common velocity (v=m1u1+m2u2m1+m2\frac{m_1 u_1+m_2 u_2}{m_1+m_2}) Initial KE: (K_i=12\frac{1}{2}m_1 u_1^2+12\frac{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 (Δ\DeltaK=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 u1=u2u_1=u_2 (then (Δ\DeltaK=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).
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