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Perfectly Inelastic Collision

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Which of the following is not an example of perfectly inelastic collision?

A

A bullet fired into a block, if bullet gets embedded into block

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Capture of an electron by an atom

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C

A man jumping onto a moving boat

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D

A ball bearing striking another ball bearing

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Solution

The correct option is C A ball bearing striking another ball bearing
In ball bearing striking another ball bearing momentum of the balls system is conserved. Therefore it is not an example of perfectly inelastic collision.

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