Coefficient of Restitution for Elastic Collision – Rankers Physics
Topic: Center of Mass , Momentum and Collision
Subtopic: Collision

Coefficient of Restitution for Elastic Collision

The coefficient of restitution e for a perfectly elastic collision is:

(1988)

$1$
$0$
$\infty$
$-1$

Solution:

By definition, the coefficient of restitution $e$ is equal to $1$ for a perfectly elastic collision where kinetic energy is fully conserved.

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