Why is kinetic energy not conserved in elastic collision of billiard balls, colliding for a short interval

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asked Sep 16, 2017 in Physics by HariOm Vaja (2,713 points) 4 33 173
commented Sep 16, 2017 by Ankit Agarwal (28,847 points) 7 33 104
Kinetic energy is conserved in elastic collision
commented Sep 17, 2017 by HariOm Vaja (2,713 points) 4 33 173
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answered Sep 17, 2017 by Ankit Agarwal (28,847 points) 7 33 104
selected Sep 18, 2017 by HariOm Vaja
 
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In reality, examples of perfectly elastic collisions are not part of our everyday experience. However, there are some examples of collisions in mechanics where the energy lost can be negligible. These collisions can be considered elastic, even though they are not perfectly elastic. 

Collisions of rigid billiard balls or the balls leads to negligible amount of energy. Hence, Kinetic energy is not conserved.

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