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Grade 11General Physics

A molecule in a gas container hits a horizontal wall with a speed of 200m/s and angle 30 degrees whit the normal; and rebounds with the same speed?
  1. Is momentum conserved in the collision?
  2. Is the collision elastic or inelastic?

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10 Years agoGrade 11
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10 Years ago
According to the theory of Kinetic motion of the particles, Collision is considered to be elastic in which linear momentum get conserved.