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AP Physics C: Mechanics
4.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
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Three systems of blocks before explosive separation.
Three systems of blocks before explosive separation.
Three isolated systems, each consisting of two blocks at rest on a frictionless horizontal surface, have the same total mass \(M\). An internal explosive mechanism is detonated between the two blocks in each system, delivering an identical impulse of magnitude \(J_0\) to each block. The mass distributions of the systems are:

SystemBlock 1 MassBlock 2 Mass
1\(\dfrac{1}{6}M\)\(\dfrac{5}{6}M\)
2\(\dfrac{1}{3}M\)\(\dfrac{2}{3}M\)
3\(\dfrac{1}{2}M\)\(\dfrac{1}{2}M\)

Which of the following correctly ranks the total kinetic energy \(K\) of the systems immediately after separation?

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