Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
- Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- (A) is false but (R) is true
- (A) is true but (R) is false
Answer
(3) (A) is false but (R) is true
Solution
Identical masses in an elastic collision exchange velocities
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A (5) hits B (2): vA=2, vB=5; B (5) hits C (4): vB=4, vC=5; A (2) is slower than B (4) ⇒ no more collisions
Final: vA=2, vB=4, vC=5 ⇒ (A) false, (R) true
Answer: (3)