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Inelastic collisions are when some energy is changed in the collision. Perfect elastic collisions occur when there is no loss of kinetic energy in the collision. This is extremely rare in large collisions because on a small (molecular) scale energy is almost always transfered or changed. Only some very large-scale interactions like the gravitational interaction between celestial bodies (stars, planets, satellites) are actually perfectly elastic.
Like Thibault said, some energy is passed on in the collision. The energy goes to the other objects or the environment. In perfect elastic there is no loss of kenetic energy.
An elastic collision is a collision in which the total kinetic energy of the colliding bodies after collision is equal to their total kinetic energy before collision. An inelastic collision is a collision in which energy is not conserved. The elastic collision normally only appear in theory.
Inelastic is when some energy is pass in a collissions. The other is no loss in KE in collision. This is rare in large collisions.
Inelastic collisions is when energy changes in a collision. Perfect elastic collisions is when no kinetic energy is lost during the collision. The eneregy is all done during a collision.
After a collision, some of the energy is passed on. It then goes to other objects in nature. WIth the perfect one no energy is lost.
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