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A body of mass m moving with a constant velocity v hits another body of the same mass moving with the same velocity v but in the opposite direction and sticks to it. The velocity of the compound body after collision is


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v

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2v

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Zero

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v/2

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Solution

The correct option is C

Zero


Initial momentum of the system = mv - mv = 0

As body sticks together ; final momentum = 2mV

By conservation of momentum 2mV = 0.

V = 0


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