Laws of Motion

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Question : 18
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Two billiard balls each of mass 0.05 kg moving in opposite directions with speed 6 m s1 collide and rebound with the same speed. What is the impulse imparted to each ball due to the other?
Solution:  
Let the two balls A and B moving in opposite directions collide and rebound with same speed.
Initial momentum of the ball A = 0.05 × (6) = 0.3 kg m s 1
Final momentum of the ball A = 0.05(–6) = –0.3 kg m s1
Impulse imparted to ball A = change in momentum of ball
A= final momentum - initial momentum =0.30.3=0.6 kg m s1
Initial momentum of the ball B=0.05×(6)=0.3kg m s1
Final momentum of the ball B=0.05×(6)=0.3kg m s1
Impulse imparted due to B=0.3(0.3)=0.6 kg m s1
Impulse on each ball is 0.6 kg m s1 in magnitude but these two impulses are opposite in direction.
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