Qstnid -I-9-a Collision Experiment Is Done On A Horizontal Table Kept In An Elevator. Do You Expect A Change In The Result If The Elevator Is Accelerated Up Or Down Because Of The Noninertial Character Of The Frame? - 09: Centre Of Mass, Linear Momentum, Collision

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A collision experiment is done on a horizontal table kept in an elevator. Do you expect a change in the result if the elevator is accelerated up or down because of the noninertial character of the frame?
Ans : No. As the collision experiment is being done on a horizontal table in the elevator that is accelerating up or down in vertical direction, no extra force is experienced in the horizontal direction. Hence, the objects in the horizontal direction remain unaffected.
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