Elastic vs Inelastic Collisions
High School / Science / Physics
http://BigBangPhysics.com Elastic collisions conserve both momentum and kinetic energy while inelastic collisions only conserve momentum. Important: Kinetic energy is NOT conserved for inelastic collisions. It is said that the energy loss goes to thermal energy of the bodies involved. http://www.BestDamnTutoring.com [Credit: Big Bang Physics, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MECBc0BDO9g]
