A light and a heavy body have equal momenta. Which one has greater K.E

The light body

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The heavy body

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The K.E. are equal

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Data is incomplete

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Solution

The correct option is A
The light body

$E = \frac{P^{2}}{2 m}$

Therefore, lighter body will have high Kinetic Energy

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A light and a heavy body have equal momenta. The lighter one has greater K.E.

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