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A bomb, initially at rest, explodes into several pieces. (a) Is linear momentum of the system conserved? (b) Is kinetic energy of the system conserved? Explain.

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a. Linear momentum is conserved since there are no external forces acting on the system. The fragments go off in different directions and their vector momenta add to zero.
b. Kinetic energy is not conserved because the chemical potential energy initially in the explosive is converted into kinetic energy of the pieces of the bomb.
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