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lets look at a golf ball hitting a wall. which object, if either, experiences a greater change in momentum?
image of a golf ball and wall
○ golf ball
○ wall
○ both are the same
○ there is no impulse (change in momentum)
Newton's third law states that the force exerted by the golf ball on the wall is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force exerted by the wall on the golf ball. The time of interaction is identical for both objects. Since impulse (change in momentum) is $J = F \Delta t$, the magnitude of the change in momentum for both objects is equal.
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Both are the same