A very light ping-pong ball moving east at a speed of 4 m/s collides with a very heavy stationary bowling ball.The Ping-Pong ball bounces back to the west,and the bowling ball moves very slowly to the east.Which object experiences the greater magnitude impulse during the collision?
A)Neither;both experienced the same magnitude impulse.
B)the Ping-Pong ball
C)the bowling ball
D)It is impossible to tell since the actual mass values are not given.
E)It is impossible to tell since the velocities after the collision are unknown.

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According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means that the magnitude of the impulse experienced by the ping-pong ball and the bowling ball during their collision is the same, even though their masses and the changes in their velocities differ.

A Very Light Ping-Pong Ball Moving East at a Speed