An inelastic collision is one in which:
A)momentum is not conserved but kinetic energy is conserved
B)total mass is not conserved but momentum is conserved
C)neither kinetic energy nor momentum is conserved
D)momentum is conserved but kinetic energy is not conserved
E)the total impulse is equal to the change in kinetic energy

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In an inelastic collision, momentum is conserved but kinetic energy is not conserved. This means that the total momentum of the system before and after the collision remains the same, but the total kinetic energy decreases. This happens because some of the kinetic energy is transformed into other forms of energy, such as heat or sound, during the collision.

An Inelastic Collision Is One in Which