Question

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Suppose car 1 collides with car 2; car 2 was not moving. In an ideal situation with no friction, according to the Law of Conservation of Momentum, What happens to the momentum after the collision?

It is greatly reduced

It is slightly larger

It is slightly reduced

It stays the same

Answer 1

Your answer is, (It stays the same)

Answer 2

Answer: The momentum after the collision stays the same.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the Law of Conservation of Momentum :

'For collision occurring between two objects in an isolated system the total momentum of the two objects before collision is equal to the total momentum of the two objects after the collision. That is momentum remains conserved or stays unchanged or stays constant'.

So, according to the Law of Conservation of Momentum when car 1 collides with car 2 (at rest). The momentum after the collision of both the cars stays the same. The momentum lost by car 1 is equal to the momentum gained by the car 2.