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a 15 N force acts for 10 seconds on a 1 kg ball that is initially at rest what is the balls change in momentum

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The change in momentum is a measure of how much an object's motion has changed. When a force acts on an object, it can make the object move faster or slower, or change the direction of its motion. The amount of this change is called the change in momentum.

In this case, a 15 N force acted on a 1 kg ball for 10 seconds, which means that the force was pushing or pulling on the ball for 10 seconds. This force caused the ball to change its motion and its momentum.

To find out how much the ball's momentum changed, we multiply the force by the time it acted on the ball. So in this case, 15 N (the force) x 10 s (the time) = 150 Ns (change in momentum).

It's important to note that the unit of impulse is Ns.

So, this ball's change in momentum is 150 Ns, it means that the ball's motion changed by 150 Ns due to the force that acted on it for 10 seconds.

Δp = F * t = 15 N * 10 s = 150 Ns

So, the ball's change in momentum is 150 Ns. This is also known as impulse, which is the product of force and time.

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