A body weighing 3 kg moves with a velocity of 4 m/sec and strikes an immobile body of the same weight. Assuming the impact to be central and inelastic. find the amount of heat evolved during the collision

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A body weighing 3 kg moves with a velocity of 4 m/sec and strikes an immobile body of the same weight. Assuming the impact to be central and inelastic. find the amount of heat evolved during the collision.

 

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