$A$ heavy body moving with a velocity of $6\,ms^{-1}$ collides elastically with a light body (whose mass is half of the mass of the heavy body) at rest. The velocity of the light body will be (in $ms^{-1}$):

  • A
    $12$
  • B
    $8$
  • C
    $6$
  • D
    Very large

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