(ASSERTION & REASON) Assertion and Reason are given in following questions. Each question have four option. One of them is correct it. Assertion : Linear momentum is conserved in both, elastic and inelastic collisions. Reason : Total energy is conserved in all such collisins.
The assertion is that linear momentum is conserved in both elastic and inelastic collisions, which is true. The reason states that total energy is conserved in all such collisions. While energy conservation is true in elastic collisions, in inelastic collisions, only the total energy (kinetic energy + potential energy) is conserved, not just kinetic energy. Therefore, while both the assertion and reason are true, the reason does not correctly explain the assertion.