Punjab Medical Punjab - MET Solved Paper-2009

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    A ball hits a vertical wall horizontally at \[10\,\,m{{s}^{-1}}\] and bounces back at \[10\,\,m{{s}^{-1}}\], then

    A)  there   is   no   acceleration   because\[10m{{s}^{-1}}-10m{{s}^{-1}}=0\]

    B)  there may be an acceleration because its initial direction is horizontal

    C)  there is an acceleration because there is a momentum change

    D)  even though there is no change in momentum there is a change in direction. Hence it has an acceleration

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    As the ball bounces back with same speed so change in momentum\[=2mv\]and we know that force = rate of change of momentum ie, force will act on the ball so there is an acceleration.


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