Q137 / 160 · AP EAMCET 2020 (18 Sep Shift 2) · Physics

A bullet strikes against a wooden block and is embedded in it, the nature of collision is

  • A
    elastic
  • Correct answer
    B
    perfectly inelastic
  • C
    inelastic
  • D
    perfectly elastic

Solution

When a bullet strikes a wooden block and embedded in it, then such type of collision is an example perfectly inelastic collision. In this type of collision, maximum loss of kinetic energy occurs.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

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