a golf ball and a lump of clay have equal mass and are thrown with equal speed against a wall. the golf ball bounces back with nearly its initial speed while the clay sticks to the wall. which objects experiences the greater momentum change?



Answer :

The golf ball experiences greater momentum change as compared to lump of clay because it bounces back and has higher motion whereas, the clay sticks to the wall and motion stops.

As we know that, Momentum = mass x velocity, therefore, if two objects have same momentum then the lighter object will have a larger velocity.

Momentum depends on velocity and on the direction of the motion of the body . Momentum is a vector quantity as velocity is a vector while mass is scalar quantity.

Momentum is a conserved quantity that means the momentum of an object is never changed. Momentum varies directly with the speed of the object. If two objects of different masses are moving at the same speed then the massive object will have the greatest momentum

We can conclude that the ball has more momentum change as compared to clay due to its higher motion.

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