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A large metal ball is at rest, and a small rubber ball is moving at a high velocity. When they collide, the large metal ball begins to roll slowly. What must have happened to the momentum of the small rubber ball?(1 point)
Responses
It must have become zero.
It must have become zero.
It must have decreased.
It must have decreased.
It must have increased.
It must have increased.
It must have stayed the same.
It must have stayed the same.
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It must have decreased.
Reason: total momentum is conserved. The large ball gained forward momentum when it started rolling, so the small ball's momentum must have decreased by the same amount.
Reason: total momentum is conserved. The large ball gained forward momentum when it started rolling, so the small ball's momentum must have decreased by the same amount.
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