Impulse from ball collision with wall · PhysicsBowl 2019 #19
Physics · mechanics
Problem
A ball with a mass of 0.500 kg traveling at 4.80 m/s strikes a wall and rebounds in the opposite direction at 3.60 m/s. What is the magnitude of the impulse that acted on the ball during the collision with the wall?
(A) 0.600 N∙s
(B) 1.20 N∙s
(C) 2.70 N∙s
(D) 4.20 N∙s
(E) 16.8 N∙s