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(I) Two railroad cars, each of mass 66,000 kg, are traveling 85 km/htoward each other. They collide head-on and come to rest. How much thermal energy is produced in this collision?

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Chapter7: Work And Kinetic Energy

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(I) Two railroad cars, each of mass 66,000 kg, are traveling 85 km/h
toward each other. They collide head-on and come to rest. How much thermal energy is produced in this collision?

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