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Standard XII
Physics
Perfectly Elastic Collision
A body at res...
Question
A body at rest explodes into two pieces of unequal mass. The parts will move
A
Arbitrarily
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B
In the same direction
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C
In opposite direction with equal speeds
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D
In opposite directions with unequal speeds
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Solution
The correct option is
D
In opposite directions with unequal speeds
∵
momentum is conserved
P
→
i
=
0
P
→
f
=
m
f
(
A
)
V
(
A
)
+
m
f
(
B
)
V
(
B
)
=
0
m
f
(
A
)
V
→
(
A
)
=
−
m
f
(
B
)
V
→
(
B
)
V
→
(
A
)
=
−
m
f
(
B
)
m
f
(
A
)
V
→
(
B
)
both move in opposite directions
∵
m
f
(
B
)
≠
m
f
(
A
)
V
→
A
≠
V
→
B
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