Inelastic collision: A collision in which momentum is conserved but kinetic energy is not (some KE converts to thermal energy or deformation).
How to apply it: Calculate the kinetic energy lost in an inelastic collision and explain where the energy goes.
Course: AP Physics 1 · Unit: Momentum
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