You are trying to knock over a bowling pin by throwing a ball at it. You can choose either a bouncy rubber ball or a sticky clay ball of equal mass. The clay ball sticks to the pin but rubber ball bounces with same speed. Assume that you can throw both balls with the same initial speed. It means both balls have equal initial momentum, pix. a. What is the final momentum of each ball in terms of pix if it is not zero? b. What is the change in momentum of each ball (start from the formula of change)? c. Which ball experience larger impulse during the collision? Explain using relation between impulse and change in momentum. d. Which ball has larger chances of knocking over the bowling pin? Explain by writing the formula of force in terms of change in impulse.
You are trying to knock over a bowling pin by throwing a ball at it. You can choose either a bouncy rubber ball or a sticky clay ball of equal mass. The clay ball sticks to the pin but rubber ball bounces with same speed. Assume that you can throw both balls with the same initial speed. It means both balls have equal initial momentum, pix.
a. What is the final momentum of each ball in terms of pix if it is not zero?
b. What is the change in momentum of each ball (start from the formula of change)?
c. Which ball experience larger impulse during the collision? Explain using relation between impulse and change in momentum.
d. Which ball has larger chances of knocking over the bowling pin? Explain by writing the formula of force in terms of change in impulse.
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