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Head-on collision with a body at rest and coefficient of restitution e

This type of question, asked 5 times: 15 May 2023 S2, 25 Apr 2025 S2, 26 Apr 2025 S1, 13 May 2026 S1, 14 May 2026 S2. All 5 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    15 May 2023 S2

    10
    A particle of mass mm collides with another stationary particle of mass MM. The particle mm stops just after collision. The coefficient of restitution is

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  2. Question 2

    25 Apr 2025 S2

    24
    An object of mass 'mm' moving with velocity 'uu' collides with another stationary object of mass 'MM' and stops just after the collision. The coefficient of restitution is

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  3. Question 3

    26 Apr 2025 S1

    45
    A sphere of mass 'mm', moving with velocity '3u3u' collides head-on with another identical sphere at rest. If ' ee ' is coefficient of restitution then what will be the ratio of velocity of the second sphere to that of first sphere after collision?

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  4. Question 4

    13 May 2026 S1

    105
    A block of mass 'm' collides with another stationary block of mass '2m'. The lighter block comes to rest after collision. If the velocity of the first block is 'V' then the coefficient of restitution is

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  5. Question 5

    14 May 2026 S2

    105
    Three identical blocks A, B and C are placed on a horizontal frictionless surface. The blocks B and C are at rest. Block A is approaching towards B with a speed 1010 m/s. The coefficient of restitution for all collisions is 0.50.5. The speed of block C just after collision is

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