Elastic Collisions: A 320-g air track cart traveling at 1.25 m/s suddenly collides elastically with a stationary 270-g cart. What is the speed of the 320-g cart just after the collision?

A. 0.68 m/s
B. 0.11 m/s
C. 0.21 m/s
D. 1.4 m/s
E. 1.1 m/s


Answer: B

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