Question
A ball of mass 0.125kg moving with speed 4m/s collides the vertical wall and rebounds with same speed. What is the impulse imparted to the ball?
Solution
Mass of the ball, m = 0.125 kg
Velocity of the ball, v = 4 m/s
Initial momentum of ball is,
After collision, the ball rebounds with the same speed. That is it is travelling in an opposite direction.
Momentum of ball after collision is,
Therefore impulse of ball is