Assertion : A particle strikes head-on with another stationary particle such that the first particle comes to rest after collision. The collision should necessarily be elastic.

Reason : In elastic collision, there is a loss of momentum of the system of the particles.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A and R are false

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Correct option (d) A and R are false

Explanation :

Momentum of a system remains conserved in any kind of collision.

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