Question

A tennis ball moving at a speed of 4 m/s, collides with a bowling ball at rest. The tennis ball bounces back in the direction opposite to the initial velocity, and the bowling ball moves very slowly too. Which object experiences the greater magnitude impulse during the collision? The bowling ball Neither, both experienced the same magnitude impulse It's impossible to tell none of these The tennis ball

Answer 1

Both experienced the same magnitude impulse

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because, the impulse force is internal to the system of both the tennis ball and the bowling ball. It is an action-reaction pair. So, the force exerted on the tennis ball by the bowling ball equals in magnitude to the force exerted by the tennis ball on the bowling ball although, they are in opposite directions. This, both experienced the same magnitude impulse.