An air bag is used to safely decrease the momentum of a driver in a car accident. The air bag reduces the magnitude of the force acting on the driver by

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Savinson · Answer 1 · 2017-05-11T07:29:19+0000

Impulse = Force * time = change in momentum
F = I / t
F = change in momentum / time
Airbag will increase the time of impact, which will in turn decrease the force (since time is in the denominator).

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