The law of conservation of momentum states that, if left alone, what happens to the total momentum of two interacting objects that make up a system?

The law of conservation of momentum says that the total momentum of an isolated system stays constant. The two objects may each change their momentum as they interact, but their changes balance, so the system’s total momentum remains the same. Therefore, the correct choice is “it remains the same.”

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