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Given the mass of two blocks that collide, and the velocities ofeach block before and after the collision, be able to determinewhether the collision was elastic, partially or completelyinelastic, or not possible since an unnamed external force would benecessary to change the momentum, and/or kinetic energy of thesystem.

Please explain in simplest terms and give an example using unitsgiven.

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A collision will be completely elastic If both momentum and energy is conserved In head on perfectly elastic collisions where one of the object is stationary    See Answer
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