In any collision
A) total momentum is not conserved.
B) total kinetic energy is conserved.
C) total momentum is conserved.
D) total momentum is not conserved but total kinetic energy is conserved.
E) total momentum and total kinetic energy are conserved.

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In any collision, total momentum is conserved according to the law of conservation of momentum. This means that the total momentum before the collision equals the total momentum after the collision. However, total kinetic energy may not be conserved in all collisions, especially in inelastic collisions where some of the kinetic energy is converted into other forms of energy like heat or sound.

In Any Collision