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Rebound Impacts

When an object hits a stationary wall and rebounds on impact, the initial momentum is (+mu) and the final momentum is (-mu) provided kinetic energy is not lost on impact and the object rebounds with the same speed as it hits the wall.The change in momentum is the final momentum - the initial momentum.
Δp=change in momentum
=(-mu) - (mu)
=-2mu
if u is constant and there is no loss of kinetic energy.

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Specification: AQA Physics (7407), AS-level, 3.4.1.6 Momentum. Topic: Force and Momentum.

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