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# A rocket explodes into two fragments, one \(25\) times heavier than the other. The change in momentum of the lighter fragment is

A rocket explodes into two fragments, one \(25\) times heavier than the other. The change in momentum of the lighter fragment is

- **A.** \(25\) times as great as the momentum change of the heavier fragment.
- **B.** \(\frac{1}{25}\) as great as the momentum change of the heavier fragment.
- **C.** \(5\) times as great as the momentum change of the heavier fragment.
- **D.** The same as the momentum change of the heavier fragment.

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