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In an hour-glass approximately 100 grains of sand fall per second (starting from rest); and it takes for each sand particle to reach the bottom of the hour-glass. If the average mass of each sand particle is , then the average force exerted by the falling sand on the bottom of the hour-glass is close to
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Force = Rate of change of momentum

Velocity with which a sand particle strikes the bottom of hour-glass,
Change in momentum of particle
Momentum imparted to base by the particle
Total change of momentum imparted per second by all 100 particles
So, force on bottom
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