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Does each coupled trolley inherit the total momentum?

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Treat two trolleys as a closed system during a collision. A 0.40 kg trolley moving east at 3.0 m/s collides with a stationary 0.20 kg trolley, and they couple. Explain what the total momentum is after the collision and why.

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4.5.7.2 Conservation of momentum

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AQA specification 4.5.7.2 Conservation of momentum GOV.UK Key Stage 4 science programme

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