A big ball, mass M=10m, speed v, strikes a small ball, mass m, at rest. Could the following occur: The big ball comes to a

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A big ball, mass M=10m, speed v, strikes a small ball, mass m, at rest. Could the following occur: The big ball comes to a complete stop and the small ball takes off with speed 5v? Assuming frictionless surface.
A. Yes, this can occur.
B. No, it cannot occur because it would violate momentum conservation
C. No, it cannot occur because it would violate conservation of energy.
D. can't be determined from the given information.

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