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In an isolated system with internal impulsive forces, which is conserved?

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About This Question

Subject
physics
Chapter
laws of motion
Topic
conservation of momentum
Difficulty
Medium
Year
2025
Tags
ConservationMomentum

Solution

Correct Answer:

Total momentum

For an isolated system (where the net external force ), the total linear momentum is always conserved. Internal forces (like those during a collision or explosion) appear in equal and opposite pairs according to Newton's Third Law, so their net impulse on the entire system is zero. While internal forces can change the individual momenta of parts of the system and can change the system's kinetic energy (e.g., converting it to heat), the total remains constant.

This medium difficulty physics question is from the chapter laws of motion, covering the topic of conservation of momentum. It appeared in the 2025 exam.

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