A billiard ball moves with 3 kg⋅m/s of momentum and strikes three other billiard balls. What is the total momentum of the balls after the collision?(1 point) Responses less than 3 kg⋅m/s less than 3 kilograms times meters per second more than 3 kg⋅m/s more than 3 kilograms times meters per second 3 kg⋅m/s 3 kilograms times meters per second It depends on the mass of each ball.

Answer 1

The total momentum before the collision is equal to the total momentum after the collision, provided that no external forces act on the system (law of conservation of momentum). Since the billiard ball has a momentum of 3 kg⋅m/s before the collision, the total momentum of all the balls after the collision will also be 3 kg⋅m/s.

So, the correct response is: 3 kg⋅m/s.