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What do you mean by an impulsive force? Can gravity force be considered an impulsive force? Explain your answer.


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  1. When an enormous amount of force acts on an object within a very small-time interval, this kind of force means impulsive force.
  2. No, because gravity force doesn’t act for a small interval of time. It is acting always on all objects.

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