Whenever an object strikes a stationary object of equal mass:
A)the two objects cannot stick together
B)the collision must be elastic
C)the first object must stop
D)momentum is not necessarily conserved
E)none of the above

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When an object strikes a stationary object of equal mass, none of the provided statements (A-D) are universally true. The outcome depends on the specifics of the collision. For example, the two objects can stick together in a perfectly inelastic collision, the collision does not have to be elastic, the first object does not necessarily stop (it depends on the type of collision), and momentum is always conserved in isolated systems regardless of the objects' masses or states of motion.

Whenever an Object Strikes a Stationary Object of Equal Mass