a bomb, initially at rest, explodes into several pieces. (a) is linear momentum of the system conserved? (b) is kinetic energy of the system conserved?

A bomb, initially at rest, explodes into several pieces. a) Linear momentum of the system is conserved (b) Kinetic energy of the system will not be conservedThere are two situation in which momentum remains conserved 1) The net external force on the system should be zero 2) The mass of the system must remain constant Since , both the above conditions are being fulfilled hence , linear momentum is conserved For kinetic energy initial kinetic energy of the system = 0 ( at rest)final kinetic energy of the system will be =  1/2 m1 [tex]v1^{2}[/tex] + 1/2 m2 [tex]v2^{2}[/tex] + ......since , initial and final value of kinetic energy is not same , hence kinetic energy is not conserved To learn more about here Linear momentum here :https://brainly.com/question/14672847#SPJ4