Question:

A hockey ball of mass 200 g traveling at 10 m s–1 is struck by a hockey stick so as to return it along its original path with a velocity at 5 m s–1. Calculate the magnitude of the change of momentum that occurred in the motion of the hockey ball by the force applied by the hockey stick.

Updated On: Oct 28, 2024
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Solution and Explanation

Mass of hockey ball m= 200 g = 0.2 kg Initial velocity, u= 10ms -1 Final velocity, v= –5ms-1 (Since the final velocity of the ball is in the direction opposite to the direction of the initial velocity.) 
Change in momentum of the ball = Final momentum – Initial momentum 
= mv–mu 
= m(v–u) 
= 0.2 (–5–10) 
= 0.2 ×–15 
= –3 kg ms–1

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