Impulse of a Force
Impulse of a Force: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Linear Impulse, Linear Impulse from F-T Diagrams, Linear Impulse of Time Varying Force and, Linear Impulse of Constant Force
Important Questions on Impulse of a Force
A bullet of leaves the barrel of gun with a velocity of . If the barrel of gun is long and mass of gun is then value of impulse supplied to the gun will be:

A ball of mass dropped from a height of strikes a horizontal floor and rebounds to a height of . Find the impulse exerted by the floor on the ball during impact.

A particle of mass strikes a wall with speed at an angle with the wall elastically as shown in the figure. Calculate the impulse imparted to the ball by the wall.

What is the impulse of force shown in the figure?

A force varying with time acts on a particle moving along axis. Starting from particle is taken along axis. Find the momentum of particle at .

ball thrown with a velocity of the left after a collision with the wall the ball is reflected with a velocity of to the right. Determine the impulse

A time varying force acts on a ball of mass for . The force versus time curve is shown below. If the initial speed of the ball is , then the speed of ball after is

A smooth sphere of mass moving with a horizontal speed strikes at right angle a vertical wall and bounces off the wall with a horizontal speed .The coefficient of restitution between the sphere and the wall and the impulses exerted on the wall at impact?

A bullet moving with a velocity of was brought to rest in by applying a force of . Find this impulse and the mass of the bullet.

A rubber ball of mass falls from a height of and rebounds to a height of . Find the impulse and the average force between the ball and the ground if the time during which they were in contact was .

A skater is standing still in front of a wall. By pushing the wall he propels himself backwards with a velocity of . If his hands were in contact with the wall for , find the impulse and impulsive force ?

The mass of a volleyball is . In a match, the ball is spiked so that its incoming velocity of is changed to an outgoing velocity of . What impulse does the player apply to the ball·?

What is the average force needed to stop a hammer with momentum in .

A cricket ball weighing moving horizontally at is hit straight back with a velocity of . Find the impulse. If the time of contact of the ball and the bat is . What is the impulsive force applied by the bat ?

A tennis ball of mass strikes a bat held vertically at an angle to the normal, with a velocity of and gets deflected. Calculate the impulse on the bat.

A cricket ball of mass moving with a velocity of , is brought to rest by a player in . Find the impulse imparted by the ball.

A cricket ball of mass moving with a velocity of , is brought to rest by a player in . Find the average force applied by the player.

Why are shock absorbers used in scooter and cars ?


Do you think that a large force always produce a larger impulse on a body than a small force ? Explain.
