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    Impulse is the measure of how much force changes an object's momentum over time. Impulse is calculated by taking the integral of force over the time interval it acts. It can also be calculated as the change in an object's momentum. Impulse has units of kg*m/s or N*s. In an example, a 50 kg mass is pushed for 2 seconds until it reaches 3 m/s. The initial momentum was 0 kg*m/s, the final momentum was 150 kg*m/s, the force was 75 N, and the impulse was 150 N*s.

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    Impulse is the measure of how much force changes an object's momentum over time. Impulse is calculated by taking the integral of force over the time interval it acts. It can also be calculated as the change in an object's momentum. Impulse has units of kg*m/s or N*s. In an example, a 50 kg mass is pushed for 2 seconds until it reaches 3 m/s. The initial momentum was 0 kg*m/s, the final momentum was 150 kg*m/s, the force was 75 N, and the impulse was 150 N*s.

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    Impulse is the measure of how much force changes an object's momentum over time. Impulse is calculated by taking the integral of force over the time interval it acts. It can also be calculated as the change in an object's momentum. Impulse has units of kg*m/s or N*s. In an example, a 50 kg mass is pushed for 2 seconds until it reaches 3 m/s. The initial momentum was 0 kg*m/s, the final momentum was 150 kg*m/s, the force was 75 N, and the impulse was 150 N*s.

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    Impulse is the measure of how much force changes an object's momentum over time. Impulse is calculated by taking the integral of force over the time interval it acts. It can also be calculated as the change in an object's momentum. Impulse has units of kg*m/s or N*s. In an example, a 50 kg mass is pushed for 2 seconds until it reaches 3 m/s. The initial momentum was 0 kg*m/s, the final momentum was 150 kg*m/s, the force was 75 N, and the impulse was 150 N*s.

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    IMPULSE

    Impulse is the measure of how much the force changes the momentum of an object. In classical
    mechanics, impulse (symbolized by J or Imp) is the integral of a force, F, over the time interval,
    t, for which it acts. Since force is a vector quantity, impulse is also a vector in the same
    direction.

    This formula relates impulse to the change in the momentum of the object. Impulse has two
    different units, either kilogram times meters per second (kg m/s) or Newton times seconds (Ns).

    Since impulse is a measure of how much the momentum changes as a result of force acting on it
    for a period of time, an alternative formula for impulse looks like this:

    EXAMPLES:

    Question: A 50 kg mass is sitting on a frictionless surface. An unknown constant force pushes


    the mass for 2 seconds until the mass reaches a velocity of 3 m/s.
    a) What is the initial momentum of the mass?
    b) What is the final momentum of the mass?
    c) What was the force acting on the mass?
    d) What was the impulse acting on the mass?
    SOLUTION:

    Part a) What is the initial momentum?


    Momentum is mass times velocity. Since the mass is at rest, the initial velocity is 0 m/s.
    momentum = m⋅v = (50 kg)⋅(0 m/s) = 0 kg⋅m/s
    Part b) What is the final momentum?
    After the force is finished acting on the mass, the velocity is 3 m/s.
    momentum = m⋅v = (50 kg)⋅(3 m/s) = 150 kg⋅m/s
    Part c) What was the force acting on the mass?
    mv – mv0 = Ft
    From parts a and b, we know mv0 = 0 kg⋅m/s and mv = 150 kg⋅m/s.
    150 kg⋅m/s – 0 kg⋅m/s = Ft
    150 kg⋅m/s = Ft
    Since the force was in effect over 2 seconds, t = 2 s.
    150 kg⋅m/s = F ⋅ 2s
    F = (15 kg⋅m/s) / 2 s
    F = 75 kg⋅m/s2
    Unit Fact: kg⋅m/s2 can be denoted by the derived SI unit Newton (symbol N)
    F = 75 N
    Part d) What was the impulse acting on the mass?
    The impulse is the force multiplied by the time passed. It is also equal to the change in
    momentum over the same time period.
    Ft = 75 N ⋅ 2 s
    Ft = 150 Ns or 150 kg⋅m/s
    The impulse was 150 kg⋅m/s.

    SOURCES:

    https://sciencenotes.org/impulse-and-momentum-physics-example-problem/

    https://study.com/academy/lesson/impulse-definition-equation-calculation-examples.html

    https://www.dummies.com/education/science/physics/what-is-impulse-in-physics/

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