A bullet strikes against a wooden block and is embedded in it, the nature of collision is

A bullet strikes against a wooden block and is embedded in it, the nature of collision is
  1. elastic
  2. perfectly inelastic
  3. inelastic
  4. perfectly elastic

Solution

When a bullet strikes a wooden block and embedded in it, then such type of collision is an example perfectly inelastic collision. In this type of collision, maximum loss of kinetic energy occurs.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (18 Sep Shift 2)

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