Question

A student throws a ball and a piece of clay at a wall. The ball and the clay have identical masses m and are thrown with the same speed v. The ball bounces elastically off the wall and back to the student. The clay sticks to the wall. How does the impulse the wall imparts on the ball compare to the impulse the wall imparts on the clay?

(A) One fourth as much

(B) Half as much

(C) They are the same

(D) Twice as much

(E) Four times as much

Answer 1

option c they are the same

Step-by-step explanation:

The wall will receive equal momentum from both the balls because both balls have equal mass and velocity