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A light particle moving horizontally with a speed of 12 m/s strikes a very heavy block moving in the same direction at 10 m/s . The collision, the particle will

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the light particle carries low momentum due to lower man (P=mv) than the havier particle. so during collision, the light particle would stick itself to the heavy particle,as its final velocity would be comparable to the initial velocity of heavy paricle.

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