The quantities remaining constant in a collisions are
(a) momentum, kinetic energy and temperature
(b) momentum and kinetic energy but not temperature
(c) momentum and temperature but not kinetic energy
(d) momentum, but neither kinetic energy nor temperature.

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(d) momentum, but neither kinetic energy nor temperature

Linear momentum of a system remains constant in a collision. However, the kinetic energy and temperature of the system may vary, as their values depend on the type of collision.

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The quantities remaining constant in a collisions are (a) momentum, kinetic energy and temperature (b) momentum and kinetic energy but not temperature (c) momentum and temperature but not kinetic energy (d) momentum, but neither kinetic energy nor temperature.

(d) momentum, but neither kinetic energy nor temperatureLinear momentum of a system remains constant in a collision. However, the kinetic energy and temperature of the system may vary, as their values depend on the type of collision.

The quantities remaining constant in a collisions are
(a) momentum, kinetic energy and temperature
(b) momentum and kinetic energy but not temperature
(c) momentum and temperature but not kinetic energy
(d) momentum, but neither kinetic energy nor temperature.

(d) momentum, but neither kinetic energy nor temperature

Linear momentum of a system remains constant in a collision. However, the kinetic energy and temperature of the system may vary, as their values depend on the type of collision.