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A moving car hits the back bumper of a stationary car. The momentum of the stationary car increases. What happens to the momentum of a the moving car
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A moving car hits the back bumper of a stationary car. The momentum of the stationary car increases. What happens to the momentum of a the moving car

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The momentum of the moving car decreases. This is in accordance with the law of conservation of momentum, which states that the total momentum in a system remains constant.
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