Question

a plastic ball and the clay ball of equal masses travel in the same direction with the speed,strike against a vertical wall.from which ball does the wall receive a greater amount of momentum?
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Answer 1

Clay ball have maximum momentum because clay ball have more mass as compared to plastic ball.

Momentum is directly proportional to mass, clay ball have greater amount of momentum

Answer 2

Momentum is the product of velocity and mass of an object.

P = m * v

The clay and plastic balls have the same velocity and mass moving in the same direction.

Hence, the momentum of each of the ball will be equivalent.

The product of both the balls will come same and hence the result will be same.