Consider a gas enclosed in a box. A molecule of mass m, having a velocity -2i+3j+4k collides with a wall parallel to the xz plane. What will be its velocity after collision and its change in momentum? i,j & k are unit vectors along the x,y & z axis. a) -2i-3j+4k, -6mj b) 2i+3j-4k, -6mj c) -2i-3j+4k, 6mj d) 2i+3j-4k, 6mj

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Consider a gas enclosed in a box. A molecule of mass m, having a velocity -2i+3j+4k collides with a wall parallel to the xz plane. What will be its velocity after collision and its change in momentum? i,j & k are unit vectors along the x,y & z axis.

a) -2i-3j+4k, -6mj

b) 2i+3j-4k, -6mj

c) -2i-3j+4k, 6mj

d) 2i+3j-4k, 6mj

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