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Why is the momentum conserved in inelastic collisions

explain why the total momentum is always conserved

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Answer:

Momentum is the product of mass of a body and its velocity.

Initially before collision and after collision, velocity changes but mass is a constant factor. Therefore, only one term changes by a constant change hence momentum gained initially, and that gained finally is equal

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