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Ronch [10]
2 years ago
10

A car hits another and the two bumpers lock together during the collision. is this an elastic or inelastic collision?

Physics
1 answer:
valkas [14]2 years ago
8 0
Inelastic.
If it was elastic, they'd bump right off each other. But since they've been locked, or stuck together, this is inelastic.
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