50 POINTS PLEASE ANSWER CORRECTLY What happens to the momentum of two cars when they collide?

A. The total momentum after the collision increases.

B. The total momentum after the collision decreases.

C. The total momentum after the collision is equal to the total momentum before the collision.

D. The total momentum before and after the collision is not conserved.

The characteristics of two different types of reactions are shown below: reaction a: electrons are gained by the atoms of an element. reaction b: protons are lost by the atom of an element. which statement is true about the atoms of the elements that participate in the two reactions? their identity changes in both reaction a and reaction b. their identity changes in reaction a but not in reaction b. their identity changes in reaction b but not in reaction a. their identity remains the same in both reaction a and reaction b.