Two 0.20-kg balls, moving at 4 m/s east, strike a wall. Ball A bounces backwards at the same speed. Ball B stops. Which statement correctly describes the change in momentum of the two balls? A) $\left|\Delta \overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}_{\mathrm{B}}\right|\left|\Delta \overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}_{\mathrm{A}}\right|$ . D)$\overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}$ B =$\Delta$$\overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}$ A. E)$\overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}$ B $\Delta$$\overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}$ A.

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Two 0.20-kg balls, moving at 4 m/s east, strike a wall. Ball A bounces backwards at the same speed. Ball B stops. Which statement correctly describes the change in momentum of the two balls?
A) $\left|\Delta \overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}_{\mathrm{B}}\right|<\left|\Delta \overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}_{\mathrm{A}}\right|$ .
B) $\left|\Delta \overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}_{B}\right|=\left|\Delta \overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}_{\mathrm{A}}\right|$ .
C) $\left|\Delta \overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}_{\mathrm{B}}\right|>\left|\Delta \overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}_{\mathrm{A}}\right|$ .
D)$\overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}$ B =$\Delta$$\overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}$ A.
E)$\overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}$ B > $\Delta$$\overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}$ A.

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The Answer of Two 0.20-kg balls, moving at 4 m/s east, strike a wall. Ball A bounces backwards at the same speed. Ball B stops. Which statement correctly describes the change in momentum of the two balls?
A) $\left|\Delta \overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}_{\mathrm{B}}\right|<\left|\Delta \overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}_{\mathrm{A}}\right|$ .
B) $\left|\Delta \overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}_{B}\right|=\left|\Delta \overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}_{\mathrm{A}}\right|$ .
C) $\left|\Delta \overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}_{\mathrm{B}}\right|>\left|\Delta \overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}_{\mathrm{A}}\right|$ .
D)$\overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}$ B =$\Delta$$\overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}$ A.
E)$\overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}$ B > $\Delta$$\overrightarrow{\mathbf{p}}$ A.

Two 020-Kg Balls, Moving at 4 M/s East, Strike a Wall