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A 0.80-kg soccer ball experinces an impulse of 25 N x s . Determine the momentum change of the soccer ball.

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I don't know if this question is worded incorrectly, but impulse is, by definition, the change in momentum. Thus, the change in momentum is 25 N*s. 
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If the impulse is 25 N-s, then so is the change in momentum.
The mass of the ball is extra, unneeded information.

Just to make sure, we can check out the units:

Momentum = (mass) x (speed) = kg-meter / sec

Impulse = (force) x (time) = (kg-meter / sec²) x (sec) = kg-meter / sec


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