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Which type of collision is hitting a baseball with a bat?

A. Elastic Collision

B. Inelastic Collision

C. Neither

D. Both

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a or c because its collision but I'm not sure if it elastic collision
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B. Inelastic collision.

In elastic collision , both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved while in inelastic collision only momentum is conserved. there is some loss of energy in inelastic collision during collision.

During the collision of bat with baseball, some energy gets lost to heat and sound. hence the kinetic energy is not conserved although the momentum is conserved.

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