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Question
A plastic ball and a clay ball of equal masses, travelling in the same direction with equal speeds, strike against a vertical wall. From which ball does the wall receive a greater amount of momentum ?
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Solution
The wall will receive equal momentum from both the balls because both balls have equal mass and velocity.
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