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PhysicsSystems of Particles and Rotational MotionJEE Main

A gas molecule of mass strikes the wall of a container with a speed at an angle with the normal to the wall at the point of collision. The impulse delivered to the wall by the gas molecule has a magnitude

Answer: (B)

Solution

The molecule's speed is unchanged (elastic collision with the fixed, massive wall); only the normal component of velocity

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