A Moving Particle Is Stopped by a Single Head-On Collision

question 17

Multiple Choice

A moving particle is stopped by a single head-on collision with a second,stationary particle if the moving particle undergoes

• A)an elastic collision with a second particle of much smaller mass.
• B)an elastic collision with a second particle of much greater mass.
• C)an elastic collision with a second particle of equal mass.
• D)an inelastic collision with a second particle of any mass.
• E)any type of collision in which the coefficient of restitution is zero.

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