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

Momentum and Newton's laws of motion — practice question

A ball with mass $0.5\,\text{kg}$ strikes a vertical wall at a speed of $12\,\text{m s}^{-1}$. It then rebounds along the same line at a speed of $8\,\text{m s}^{-1}$. The impact takes $0.10\,\text{s}$. What is the average force on the ball due to the collision?

  • A$0.2\,\text{N}$
  • B$1\,\text{N}$
  • C$20\,\text{N}$
  • D$100\,\text{N}$

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