MHT CET Physics question

PhysicsSystems of Particles and Rotational MotionMHT CET

A molecule of mass 'm' moving with velocity 'v' makes 5 elastic collisions with a wall of container per second. The change in momentum of the wall per second in 5 collisions will be [MHT-CET 2021]

Answer: (A)

Solution

Each elastic collision changes the momentum by , so 5 collisions in one second give ; 5mv

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