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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Center of Mass Momentum and Collision

The coefficient of restitution for a perfect elastic collision is

  1. A \(1\)
  2. B \(0\)
  3. C \(\infty\)
  4. D \(-1\)
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(A) \(1\)

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We know that, coefficient of restitution, for collision between two objects is \(e=\frac{\mathbf{v}_2-\mathbf{v}_1}{\mathbf{u}_1-\mathbf{u}_2}\) \(=\frac{\text { Relative velocity of separation }}{\text { Relative velocity of approach }}\) which gives, \(e=1\) (for elastic…