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A ball with original momentum +4.0 kg m/s hits a wall and bounces straight back without...

A ball with original momentum +4.0 kg m/s hits a wall and bounces straight back without losing any kinetic energy. The change in momentum of the ball is?
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The change in momentum = P:final - P:initial where P is the momentum.

The initial P is +4 m/s and the final P is -4m/s.

Therefore the change in momentum is Pf - Pi = -4-(+4) = -8kgm/s

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