Explosions in One Dimension: a 1

question 18

Multiple Choice

Explosions in one dimension: A 1.0-kg block and a 2.0-kg block are pressed together on a horizontal frictionless surface with a compressed very light spring between them. They are not attached to the spring. After they are released and have both moved free of the spring

• A) the lighter block will have more kinetic energy than the heavier block.
• B) the heavier block will have more kinetic energy than the lighter block.
• C) both blocks will both have the same amount of kinetic energy.
• D) both blocks will have equal speeds.
• E) the magnitude of the momentum of the heavier block will be greater than the magnitude of the momentum of the lighter block.

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