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The coefficient of restitution e for a perfectly elastic collision is

A

1

B

-1

C

zero

D

infinite

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In one dimensional elestic head on collision between two spherical bodies of equal masses, they exhange their velocities after collision, i.e. A will move with a velocity of (-0.3 m/s) and B will move with a velocity of 0.5 m/s.
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