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If the collisions between bodies in a system are inelastic, what happens for the system?

Correct answer C. K.E. changes but momentum is conserved

Explanation

In any collision with no external force, total momentum is conserved, but in an inelastic collision some kinetic energy turns into heat, sound or deformation.

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