A Ping-Pong Ball Moving East at a Speed of 4

question 37

Multiple Choice

A ping-pong ball moving east at a speed of 4 m/s, collides with a 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's impossible to tell since the actual mass values are not given.
• E) It's impossible to tell since the velocities after the collision are unknown.

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