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5.7 Momentum (HT only)

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A tennis ball has a mass of 58 g. A player hits the ball with a racket. The ball leaves the racket at 45 m/s.

a.

Write the mass of the tennis ball in kilograms.

[1]
b.

Calculate the momentum of the ball as it leaves the racket.

[2]
c.

The player hits a second ball of the same mass. The second ball leaves the racket with half the momentum of the first ball. Calculate the velocity of the second ball.

[2]
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5.7 Momentum (HT only) Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /5.7 Momentum (HT only)

40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 5.7 Momentum (HT only), covering 5.7.1 Momentum is a property of moving objects, 5.7.2 Conservation of momentum, and 5.7.3 Changes in momentum. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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