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This study guide covers collisions in AP Physics 2, focusing on momentum and kinetic energy. It explains the conservation of momentum principle and details elastic and inelastic collisions. Key concepts include calculating final velocities, analyzing 2D collisions, and connecting collisions to thermodynamics. The guide provides example problems, common mistakes, exam tips, and practice questions with a scoring rubric.
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When is the total momentum of a system conserved? 🤔
When the net external force on the system is zero
When the kinetic energy of the system is conserved
Only in elastic collisions
Only in inelastic collisions