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Systems of Particles & Linear Momentum

Question 1
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What is the impulse experienced by an object equal to?

Question 2
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How will an increase in temperature affect a perfectly elastic head-on collision between two identical metal spheres?

Question 3
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A projectile launched horizontally from a height hhh above the ground reaches terminal speed vtv_tvt​ seconds later without experiencing air resistance. When it begins to fall freely downward, which parameter will experience the greatest increase upon reaching the ground?

Question 4
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If a 0.5 kg ball moving with a speed of 3 m/s is brought to a stop by a net force over a distance of 2 m, what impulse was applied to the ball?

Question 5
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Which scenario would result in an object having zero final momentum after experiencing an external impulse?

Question 6
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If a block of mass m is at rest on a frictionless surface and collides elastically with another block of half its mass that is moving at velocity v, what would be the final speed of the original stationary block after the collision?

Question 7
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When two objects collide and stick together, what type of collision has occurred?

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Question 8
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A block sliding on a frictionless surface collides with a spring attached to another block at rest; how does doubling both masses impact maximum compression of the spring?

Question 9
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A block sliding on a horizontal surface reaches an edge and begins to fall; what is likely to happen to its linear momentum after it leaves contact with the surface?

Question 10
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When a force is applied to an object for a specific amount of time, which quantity directly measures the change in the object's momentum?