Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Momentum

Momentum — practice question

Fig. 2.1 depicts two cars, A and B, just before impact. Car B has a mass of 1200 kg and is at rest. Car A, with mass 2000 kg, is moving towards car B at 18 m/s.
(a)[2]

Calculate the momentum of car A from the information given.

(b(i))[1]

Calculate the momentum of car B just after the collision.

(b(ii))[1]

Determine the average impulse received by car B during the collision.

(b(iii))[2]

Calculate the average resultant force acting on car B during the collision.

(c)[2]

Modern cars are built so that, in a collision, the front of the car crumples and the contact time becomes longer. Explain why increasing the contact time helps the people inside the car.

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