Two billiard balls undergo a head-on collision. Ball $1$ is twice as heavy as ball $2$. Initially, ball $1$ moves with a speed $v$ towards ball $2$ which is at rest. Immediately after the collision, ball $1$ travels at $a$ speed of $v/3$ in the same direction. What type of collision has occured?

  • A

    inelastic

  • B

    elastic

  • C

    completely inelastic

  • D

    Cannot be determined from the information given

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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:

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