Centre of Mass 3 Question 10
13. A particle of mass moving in the -direction with speed is hit by another particle of mass moving in the -direction with speed . If the collision is perfectly inelastic, the percentage loss in the energy during the collision is close to
(2015 Main)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 13. (b)
Solution:
- In all type of collisions, momentum of the system always remains constant. In perfectly inelastic collision, particles stick together and move with a common velocity.
Let this velocity is
initial momentum of system
or
Initial kinetic energy
Final kinetic energy
Fractional loss