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Chapter 7: Problem 82

A 3.0 -kg ball of clay with a speed of \(21 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\) is thrown against a wall and sticks to the wall. What is the magnitude of the impulse exerted on the ball?

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Answer: The magnitude of the impulse exerted on the ball is 63 kg m/s.

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01

Identify the given quantities

In this problem, we are given the mass (m) of the ball of clay as 3.0 kg and its initial velocity (v_initial) as 21 m/s. The ball sticks to the wall, which means that its final velocity (v_final) will be 0 m/s.
02

Calculate the initial momentum of the ball

The momentum is given by mass times velocity: \(momentum = m \times v\). To find the initial momentum, we plug in the values for mass and initial velocity: \(momentum_{initial} = m \times v_{initial}\) \(momentum_{initial} = 3.0 \thinspace kg \times 21 \thinspace m/s\) \(momentum_{initial} = 63 \thinspace kg \thinspace m/s\)
03

Calculate the final momentum of the ball

As the ball sticks to the wall, its final velocity is 0 m/s. Therefore, the final momentum will also be 0: \(momentum_{final} = m \times v_{final}\) \(momentum_{final} = 3.0 \thinspace kg \times 0 \thinspace m/s\) \(momentum_{final} = 0 \thinspace kg \thinspace m/s\)
04

Calculate the change in momentum

The change in momentum (or impulse) is the difference between the final and initial momentums: \(I = momentum_{final} - momentum_{initial}\) \(I = 0 \thinspace kg \thinspace m/s - 63 \thinspace kg \thinspace m/s\) \(I = -63 \thinspace kg \thinspace m/s\)
05

Find the magnitude of the impulse

The magnitude of the impulse is the absolute value of the impulse: \(|I| = |-63 \thinspace kg \thinspace m/s|\) \(|I| = 63 \thinspace kg \thinspace m/s\) The magnitude of the impulse exerted on the ball is 63 kg m/s.

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