A Very Light Ping-Pong Ball Moving East at a Speed

question 14

Multiple Choice

A very light ping-pong ball moving east at a speed of 4 m/s collides with a very heavy stationary bowling ball.The Ping-Pong ball bounces back to the west,and the bowling ball moves very slowly to the east.Which object experiences the greater magnitude impulse during the collision?

• A)Neither;both experienced the same magnitude impulse.
• B)the Ping-Pong ball
• C)the bowling ball
• D)It is impossible to tell since the actual mass values are not given.
• E)It is impossible to tell since the velocities after the collision are unknown.

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