A cricket ball of mass 0.5 kg strikes a bat normally with a velocity of 30ms−1 and rebounds with a velocity of 20ms−1 in the opposite direction. The impulse of the force exerted by the ball on the bat is
A
0.5 Ns
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B
1.0 Ns
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C
25 Ns
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D
50 Ns
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Solution
The correct option is C 25 Ns Impulse = change in momentum =mu−m(−υ) =m(u+υ)=0.5×(30+20)=25Ns Hence, the correct choice is (c).