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Two identical carts travel at 1 m/s in opposite directions on a common horizontal surface. They collide head-on and are reported to rebound, each with a speed of 2 m/s. Then: 

A. momentum was not conserved; therefore, the report must be false 

B. if some other form of energy were changed to kinetic during the collision, the report could be true 

C. if the collision were elastic, the report could be true 

D. if friction were present, the report could be true 

E. if the duration of the collision were long enough, the report could be true

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B. if some other form of energy were changed to kinetic during the collision, the report could be true

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