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Two identical 5 kg blocks are moving with same speed of 2m/s towards each other along a friction-less horizontal surface. The two blocks collide, stick together and come to rest. Consider two blocks as a system, the work done on the system by the external forces will be:

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20 Joule
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20 Joule
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0 Joule
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is C 0 Joule
There is no external force acting thus work done by external forces is zero. The total kinetic energy is converted into binding energy of two blocks and formation of single block.

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