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A girl of mass throws a ball of against a wall. The ball strikes the wall...

A girl of mass throws a ball of against a wall. The ball strikes the wall horizontally and it bounces back with this same speed. Is there a change in momentum of the ball?

a) yes

b) no

c) depends on speed of ball

d) depends on mass of ball

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Answer #1

Momentum is given by,

p = mv

hence, since the velocity of ball changes due to change in direction of the ball after bouncing back, momentum of the ball will change. Hence there is a change in momentum and the answer would be yes.

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