Conservation of Momentum: A small car meshes with a large truck in a head-on collision. Which of the following statements concerning the magnitude of the momentum change during the collision is correct? (There could be more than one correct choice.)
A. The truck experiences the greater magnitude momentum change.
B. The small car experiences the greater magnitude momentum change.
C. The small car and the truck experience the same magnitude momentum change.
D. The magnitude of the momentum change experienced by each one is inversely proportional to its mass.
E. The magnitude of the momentum change experienced by each one is directly proportional to its mass.
Answer: C
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