A Piece of Putty Moving with 1 Unit of Momentum

question 28

Multiple Choice

A piece of putty moving with 1 unit of momentum strikes and sticks to a heavy bowling ball that is initially at rest. After the putty sticks to the ball, both move with a combined momentum of

• A)less than 1 unit.
• B)more than 1 unit.
• C)1 unit.
• D)not enough information given

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