A 1kg object with initial speed v collides with a 2kg object (which is initially standing still). The objects stick together in a perfectly inelastic collision. Check all the following answers which are true statements. There may be more than one correct answer! The total kinetic energy (in the form of moving objects) is the same before and after the collision. More than 50% of the initial momentum is converted to non-conservative work. The final speed of the objects is v. More than 50% of the initial kinetic energy is converted to non-conservative work. The total momentum is the same before and after the collision.

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A 1kg object with initial speed v collides with a 2kg object (which is initially standing still).
The objects stick together in a perfectly inelastic collision.
Check all the following answers which are true statements. There may be more than one
correct answer!
The total kinetic energy (in the form of moving objects) is the same before and after
the collision.
More than 50% of the initial momentum is converted to non-conservative work.
The final speed of the objects is v.
More than 50% of the initial kinetic energy is converted to non-conservative work.
The total momentum is the same before and after the collision.
Transcribed Image Text:A 1kg object with initial speed v collides with a 2kg object (which is initially standing still). The objects stick together in a perfectly inelastic collision. Check all the following answers which are true statements. There may be more than one correct answer! The total kinetic energy (in the form of moving objects) is the same before and after the collision. More than 50% of the initial momentum is converted to non-conservative work. The final speed of the objects is v. More than 50% of the initial kinetic energy is converted to non-conservative work. The total momentum is the same before and after the collision.
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