A ping-pong ball moving east at a speed of 4 m/s, collides with a stationary bowling ball. The Ping-Pong ball bounces back to the west, and the bowling ball moves very slowly to the east. Which object experiences the greater magnitude impulse during the collision?
A) Neither; both experienced the same magnitude impulse.
B) the Ping-Pong ball
C) the bowling ball
D) It's impossible to tell since the actual mass values are not given.
E) It's impossible to tell since the velocities after the collision are unknown.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

According to Newton's third law, the forces between two colliding objects are equal and opposite, so the magnitude of the impulse experienced by both objects is the same.

A Ping-Pong Ball Moving East at a Speed of 4