A ball of mass 0.1 kg is moving with a velocity of 20 m/s. In which of the following cases would more force be required to stop the ball?
A. The ball stops in 1 second.
B. The ball stops in 2 seconds.
A
Case A
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B
Case B
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C
The force in A and B is the same.
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D
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is A Case A The rate of change of momentum is high in case A as the time taken to stop the ball is less in case A than that in case B.
Using Newton’s second law, the force required to stop the ball in case A is higher than that in case B.