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A ball of mass 0.15 kg is dropped from a height 10 m strikes the ground and rebounds to the same height. The magnitude of impulse imparted to the ball is g=10 m s-2 nearly :
PhysicsCenter of Mass Momentum and CollisionNEETNEET 2021
Options:
  • A 0 kg m s-1
  • B 2.1 kg m s-1
  • C 4.2 kg m s-1
  • D 1.4 kg m s-1
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 4.2 kg m s-1

m=0.15 kg; h=10 m

v=2gh=2×9.8×10=14 m s-1

As we know,

Impulse=change in momentum

=pf-pi=0.15×14--0.15×14

=2×0.15×14

=4.2 kg m s-1

( To raise back to same height, rebounds velocity is same as the hitting velocity)

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