Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Momentum

Momentum — practice question

A gas molecule collides with the wall of a container and bounces back at the same speed. What happens to the molecule’s kinetic energy, and what happens to its momentum?

  • Akinetic energy changes; momentum changes
  • Bkinetic energy changes; momentum stays the same
  • Ckinetic energy stays the same; momentum changes
  • Dkinetic energy stays the same; momentum stays the same

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