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Grade 12th passGeneral Physics

when a ball is thrown up a magnitude of mommentum decreases.
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a]state whether the energy is conserved
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b]does it while Law of conservation of momentum
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c]justify answer

Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
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The energy of the object is conserved because the obly force acting on the object is gravitational force which is a conservative force . The conservation of momentum though DOES NOT holds good as the force of gravity acts in the direction of motion of the object thus resulting in a reduction of the momentum of the object during its upward journey.

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