Conservation of linear momentum in a collision follows directly from
ANewton's third law
Bconservation of energy
Cthe law of gravitation
DNewton's first law only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Newton's third law
Equal-and-opposite internal forces (third law) make the total momentum change zero, so momentum is conserved.
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