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elas·tic col·li·sion
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Elastic collision
An elastic collision is an encounter between two bodies in which the total kinetic energy of the two bodies after the encounter is equal to their total kinetic energy before the encounter. Elastic collisions occur only if there is no net conversion of kinetic energy into other forms. During the collision of small objects, kinetic energy is first converted to potential energy associated with a repulsive force between the particles, then this potential energy is converted back to kinetic energy. The collisions of atoms are elastic collisions. The molecules—as distinct from atoms—of a gas or liquid rarely experience perfectly elastic collisions because kinetic energy is exchanged between the molecules’ translational motion and their internal degrees of freedom with each collision. At any one instant, half the collisions are, to a varying extent, inelastic collisions, and half could be described as “super-elastic”. Averaged across the entire sample, molecular collisions can be regarded as essentially elastic as long as black-body photons are not permitted to carry away energy from the system.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of elastic collision in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of elastic collision in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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