A Stationary Bomb Explodes in Space Breaking into a Number

question 38

Multiple Choice

A stationary bomb explodes in space breaking into a number of small fragments. At the location of the explosion, the net force due to gravity is zero newtons. Which one of the following statements concerning this event is true?

• A)Kinetic energy is conserved in this process.
• B)All of the fragments must have equal kinetic energies.
• C)The sum of the kinetic energies of the fragments must be zero.
• D)The vector sum of the linear momenta of the fragments must be zero.
• E)The mass of any one fragment must be equal to the mass of any other fragment.

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