Q.

A 1 kg object strikes a wall with velocity 1ms-1 at an angle of 60° with the wall and reflects at the same angle. If it remains in contact with the wall for 0.1 s, then the force exerted on the wall is               [2023]
 

1 303N  
2 Zero  
3 103N  
4 203N  

Ans.

(3)

Impulse is a measure of the degree to which an external force produces a change in momentum of the body. Mathematically

F=|ΔpΔt|=2mvsinθt=2(1)(1)sin60°0.1=103N