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Date May 2010 Marks available 1 Reference code 10M.1.SL.TZ1.6
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Question number 6 Adapted from N/A

Question

A ball of weight \(W\) is travelling horizontally towards a vertical wall. It strikes the wall and rebounds horizontally. The change in the magnitude of the momentum of the ball is \(\Delta p\). Which of the following is the magnitude of the impulse that the ball imparts to the wall?

M10/4/PHYSI/SPM/ENG/TZ1/06

A.     \(W + \Delta p\)

B.     \(W - \Delta p\)

C.     \(W\)

D.     \(\Delta p\)

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 2: Mechanics » 2.4 – Momentum and impulse
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