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→About Conservation of Momentum
: '''Conservation of momentum''' means that if you add the [[momentum]] of every [[object]] before and event this will be the same as the total [[momentum]] after that event.
'''Conservation of momentum''' can be applied to 3 types of interaction to allow us to predict the outcome:
*Explosions [[Explosion (Momentum)|Explosion]]s - When two [[object]]s begin with zero [[momentum]] but are [[force]]d apart in opposite directions.*[[Elastic Collisions Collision]]s - When two [[object]]s bounce off one another and the total [[Kinetic Energy Store|kinetic energy]] before a [[Collide|collision ]] is the same as the total [[Kinetic Energy Store|kinetic energy]] after the collision.*[[Inelastic Collisions Collision]]s - When [[Kinetic Energy Store|kinetic energy]] is lost during a [[Collide|collision]], often with the [[object]]s sticking together to form a larger [[object]].
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