Consider the following statements I. T...

Consider the following statements
I. The rate of change of the total linear momentum of a system consisting of many particles is proportional to the vector sum of all the internal forces due to inter-particle interaction.
The internal forces can change the kinetic energy of the system of particles are not the linear momentum of the system. Choose the correct option.

A

Only I

B

Only II

C

I and II

D

None of these

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The correct Answer is:

B

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