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

question 138

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) the Ping-Pong ball
• B) the bowling ball
• C) Neither; both experienced the same magnitude impulse.
• 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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