Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Momentum and Newton's laws of motion

Momentum and Newton's laws of motion — practice question

Water emerges from a pipe and strikes a wall. As the jet impacts the wall, its horizontal velocity is $v$ and its cross-sectional area is $A$. The water has density $\rho$. The water does not bounce back from the wall. What force is exerted on the wall by the water?

  • A$\frac{\rho v}{A}$
  • B$\frac{\rho v^2}{A}$
  • C$\rho A v$
  • D$\rho A v^2$

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