Question Two metal balls with the same mass hang so that they are touching each other. The ball on the left is pulled to the side and released. What will happen when it swings back and hits the ball on the right?(1 point) Responses The ball on the right will swing to the right. The ball on the right will swing to the right. Both balls will swing to the left. Both balls will swing to the left. The ball on the left will stop, and the ball on the right will remain still. The ball on the left will stop, and the ball on the right will remain still. Both balls will swing to the right.

Answer 1

When the ball on the left swings back and collides with the ball on the right, the behavior of the two balls will depend on the nature of the collision and the principles of conservation of momentum and energy.

Since the two balls have the same mass, when the left ball strikes the right ball, the left ball will effectively transfer its momentum to the right ball.

Therefore, the correct response is: The ball on the right will swing to the right.

The left ball will stop momentarily after the collision if we assume a perfectly elastic collision in which the left ball comes to rest after transferring all its momentum to the right ball.