What does it mean when a collision is elastic?

No energy is gained or lost

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Energy is gained

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The particles slow down

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The particles can stretch out

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Energy is lost

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Solution

The correct option is A No energy is gained or lost
(A) No energy is gained or lost.
In a perfectly elastic collision is defined as one in which there is no loss of kinetic energy in the collision. An inelastic collision is one in which part of the kinetic energy is changed to some other form of energy in the collision

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