Preferred Label : elastic collision;
IUPAC definition : A particle (atom or molecule) can undergo a change in its state of excitation as a
result of collisions with other particles. In an elastic collision an exchange only
of kinetic energy takes place between the colliding species; in an inelastic collision
there is an interchange between the kinetic energy and the internal energy of the
particle.;
Origin ID : E01915;
See also
A particle (atom or molecule) can undergo a change in its state of excitation as a
result of collisions with other particles. In an elastic collision an exchange only
of kinetic energy takes place between the colliding species; in an inelastic collision
there is an interchange between the kinetic energy and the internal energy of the
particle.
