A ball of mass $'m'$ moving with a speed $'u'$ under goes a head-on elastic collision with a ball of mass $(nm)$  initially at rest. The fraction of the incident energy transferred to the heaveir ball is

  • A

    $\frac {n}{1+n}$

  • B

    $\frac{n}{{{{(1 + n)}^2}}}$

  • C

    $\frac{2n}{{{{(1 + n)}^2}}}$

  • D

    $\frac{4n}{{{{(1 + n)}^2}}}$

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