A very elastic “superball” is dropped from a height h onto
Chapter 7, Problem 14Q(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 14Q
A very elastic “superball” is dropped from a height h onto a hard steel plate (fixed to the Earth), from which it rebounds at very nearly its original speed. (a) Is the momentum of the ball conserved during any part of this process? (b) If we consider the ball and the Earth as our system, during what parts of the process is momentum conserved? (c) Answer part (b) for a piece of putty that falls and sticks to the steel plate.
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