Internal forces can change

  • A
    the linear momentum but not the kinetic energy of the system
  • B
    the kinetic energy but not the linear momentum of the system
  • C
    linear momentum as well as kinetic energy of the system
  • D
    neither the linear momentum nor the kinetic energy of the system

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