False Statement About Momentum · CAP 2000 #19

Physics · mechanics

Problem

Which of the following statements is false? (a) The momentum of a heavy object is greater than that of a light object moving at the same speed. (b) In a perfectly inelastic collision, all the initial kinetic energy of the colliding bodies is dissipated. (c) The momentum of a system of colliding bodies may be conserved even though the total mechanical energy may not. (d) The velocity of the center of mass of a system is the system's total momentum divided by its total mass.

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