A glass marble whose mass is 200gm, falls from a height of 2.5m and rebounds to a height of 1.6m. Find the change in momentum due to its fall.
A
5.65Ns
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B
25.4Ns
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C
56.5Ns
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D
2.54Ns
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Solution
The correct option is D2.54Ns Let u be the velocity with which it hits the ground and v be the velocity with which it rebounds. Then, u=−√2gh1=−√50m/s and v=√2gh2=√32m/s (taking upward direction as +ve)
Then change in momentum Δp=m(v−u)=m(√32−(−√50)) =0.2(5.65−(−7.07))=2.54Ns