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JEE Main 2022 — Center of Mass Momentum and Collision Question with Solution

JEE Main 2022 (26 Jun Shift 2)

Question

A batsman hits back a ball of mass 0.4 kg straight in the direction of the bowler without changing its initial speed of 15 m s-1. The impulse imparted to the ball is _____ N s.

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Show full solutionCorrect answer: 12
Correct answer
12

Step-by-step explanation

Impulse, J=∫Fdt=Change in momentum

Therefore,
Impulse, Δp=mv--mv=2mv=2×0.4×15 =12 N s

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