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A body of mass M hits normally a rigid wall with velocity V and bounces back with the same velocity. The impulse experienced by the body is :

PhysicsCenter of Mass Momentum and CollisionNEET
Options:
  • A

    MV

  • B

    1.5 MV

     
  • C

    2 MV

     
  • D Zero
Solution:
2116 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is:

2 MV

 

Impulse,   J = t 1 t 2 F .dt

or             J= F avg .Δt

Now, according to Newton’s Second Law

  F = d P dt or t 1 t 2 F .dt = P 1 P 2 d P

  J = P 2 P 1 =Δ P  

[i.e., the action of impulse is to change  the momentum of a body and the impulse of force is equal to the change in momentum. This is also known as impulse-momentum theorem]

In the given case,

Impulse   = p 2 p 1  
 (i.e., impulse   = change in momentum)

or Impulse,   J=M v 2 M v 1

 J=M[(v)(v)]J=2MvN s

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