Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A : Body 'P' having mass M moving with speed 'u' has head – on collision elastically with another body 'Q' having mass  'm' initially at rest. If m << M, Body 'Q' will have a maximum speed equal to '2u' after collision.

Reason R : During elastic collision, the momentum and kinetic energy are both conserved. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

Option 1 - <p><strong>A </strong>is correct but <strong>R </strong>is not correct.</p>
Option 2 - <p><strong>A </strong>is not correct but <strong>R </strong>is correct.</p>
Option 3 - <p>Both <strong>A </strong>and <strong>R</strong> are correct and <strong>R</strong> is the correct explanation of <strong>A.</strong></p>
Option 4 - <p>Both <strong>A </strong>and <strong>R</strong> correct but <strong>R </strong>is <strong>NOT</strong> the correct explanation of <strong>A.</strong></p>
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Detailed Solution:

Mass m will acquire velocity 2u. Total momentum of system will be conserved but total kinetic energy is not conserved during collision.

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