| 11. | :: It is a totally elastic collision and the masses are not necessarily equal.
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| 12. | The two simplest methods for deciding on a new velocity are perfectly elastic collisions and inelastic collisions.
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| 13. | Descartes in " Principles of Philosophy " added to these his laws on elastic collision.
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| 14. | Mechanics of elastic collisions predict that the maximum energy transfer occurs during collisions of two particles of equal mass.
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| 15. | Since neutrons and hydrogen nuclei have similar masses, kinetic energy exchange per interaction is maximum ( elastic collision ).
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| 16. | :: : That can't happen in an elastic collision, so there aren't any examples.
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| 17. | Upon irradiation, a thermal neutron interacts with the target nucleus via a non-elastic collision, causing neutron capture.
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| 18. | In elastic collisions, the mechanical energy is conserved but in inelastic collisions, some mechanical energy is converted into heat.
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| 19. | Because kinetic energy and momentum are simultaneously conserved, the usual result is that an elastic collision involves a substantial rebound!
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| 20. | The elastic collision of two hard spheres is an instructive example that demonstrates the sense of calling this quantity a cross section.
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