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A bullet hits and gets embedded in a solid block resting on a frictionless surface. In this process, which of the following is correct ?

A

only momentum is conserved

B

only kinetic energy is conserved

C

neither momentum nor kinetic energy is conserved

D

both momentum and energy are conserved.

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