A bullet hits and gets embedded in a solid block resting on a frictionless surface. In this process.

Neither momentum nor kinetic energy is conserved

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Kinetic energy is conserved

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Momentum is conserved

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Both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved

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Solution

The correct option is C Momentum is conserved
When a bullet hits and get embedded in a solid block no other external force is applied before and after hitting the solid block. So, momentum is conserved.

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