A Group of Rioting Students Throw Rotten Eggs at Some

question 31

Multiple Choice

A group of rioting students throw rotten eggs at some passing politicians. Two eggs of equal mass are thrown with equal velocity. Egg B hits the soft padded shoulders of a politician's suit but egg A misses and hits the building wall behind them instead. Compare the work done on the eggs in reducing their velocities to zero.

• A)More work was done on A than on B.
• B)More work was done on B than on A.
• C)The amount of work is the same for both.
• D)It is meaningless to compare the amount of work because the forces were so different.
• E)Work was done on B, but no work was done on A because the wall did not move.

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