An elastic collision is that in which the momentum of the system as well as kinetic energy of the system before and after collision is conserved.
Inelastic collision
An inelastic collision is that in which the momentum of the system before and after collision is conserved but the kinetic energy before and after collision is not conserved.
Elastic collision in one diamension
Consider two non-rotating spheres of mass m1 and m2 moving initially along the line joining their centers with velocities u1 and u2 in the same direction. Let u1 is greater than u2. They collide with one another and after having an elastic collision start moving with velocities v1and v2 in the same directions on the same line.
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