In a partially elastic collision between two objects with unequal mass:
A)the velocity of one will increase by the amount that the velocity of the other decreases.
B)the momentum of one will increase by the amount that the momentum of the other decreases.
C)the energy of one increases by the amount that the energy of the other decreases.
D)the total momentum of the system will decrease.

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In a partially elastic collision between two objects with unequal mass, the momentum of one object will increase by the amount that the momentum of the other object decreases. This conservation of momentum holds true in all collisions, elastic or inelastic, and with objects of different masses. The increase in momentum of one object is equal and opposite to the decrease in momentum of the other object, according to the law of conservation of momentum. The velocities and energies of the objects may change, but the total momentum of the system will remain constant.

In a Partially Elastic Collision Between Two Objects with Unequal