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A ball weighing 10gm hits a hard vertical surface with a speed of 5m/s and rebounds with the same speed. The ball remains in contact with the surface for (0.01) sec. The average force exerted by the surface on the ball is:

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100N
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10N
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1N
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0.1N
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Solution

The correct option is A 10N
Velocity of ball initially u=5 ^i m/s
Velocity of ball finally v=5 ^i m/s
Mass of ball m=10 g=0.01 kg
Change in momentum of the ball Δp=m(vu)=(0.01)(55) ^i=0.1 ^i kg m/s
Magnitude of change in momentum |Δp|=0.1 kg m/s
Force F=ΔpΔt=0.10.01=10 N

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