A metal ball and a rubber ball both having the same mass strikes a wall normally with the same velocity. The rubber ball rebounds and the metal ball does not rebound. It can be concluded that

the rubber ball suffers greater change in momentum

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the iron ball suffers greater change in momentum

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both suffers the same change in momentum

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none of the above

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The correct option is A the rubber ball suffers greater change in momentum
Rubber ball
$Δ P = 2 m V$
Metal ball
$Δ P = m V$

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A metal ball and a rubber ball both having the same mass strikes a wall normally with the same velocity. The rubber ball rebounds and the metal ball does not rebound. It can be concluded that

The correct option is A the rubber ball suffers greater change in momentumRubber ball ΔP=2mVMetal ballΔP=mV

The correct option is A the rubber ball suffers greater change in momentum
Rubber ball
$Δ P = 2 m V$
Metal ball
$Δ P = m V$