Assertion: The conservation of kinetic e...

Assertion: The conservation of kinetic energy in elastic collision applies after the collision is over and does not hold at very instant of the collision.
Reason: During a collision the total linear momentum is conserved at each instant of the collision.

A

Only I

B

I and II

C

Only III

D

Only II

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The correct Answer is:

C

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