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The discussion focuses on calculating the change in momentum and the force acting on an air rifle pellet penetrating clay. The pellet, with a mass of one gram and a velocity of 100 meters per second, penetrates five centimeters and comes to rest in one millisecond. The change in momentum is calculated as 1 x 10^-1 kg·m/s, and the force acting on the pellet is determined to be 1 x 10^2 N. Participants confirm these calculations, agreeing on the results. The discussion concludes with validation of the answers provided.
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An air rifle pellet of mass one gram and velocity 100 metres per second penetrates five centimetres into a lump of clay and comes to rest in one millisecond. Assume that the force acting on the pellet when in clay is constant.

Find the magnitude of the change in momentum and the magnitude of the force acting on the pellet.

My answers were 1 x 10-1kgms-1 and 1 x 102N but there aren't any solutions on the page, so I was wondering if I was right?
 
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Looks like I got it right.I get the same answers as you.:smile:
 
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