For two identical smooth spheres colliding head-on with equal magnitudes of velocity

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For two identical smooth spheres colliding head-on with equal magnitudes of velocity, the greatest loss of total kinetic energy occurs when the coefficient of restitution ee between them is (a) e=12e = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}} (b) e=0.5e = 0.5 (c) e=0e = 0 (d) e=1e = 1

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