A gas molecule of mass 
strikes the wall of the container with a speed 
at an angle 
with the normal to the wall at the point of collision. The impulse of the gas molecule has a magnitude
a)
b)
2
c)
d)
Zero
A gas molecule of mass strikes the wall of the container with a speed at an angle with the normal to the wall at the point of collision. The impulse of the gas molecule has a magnitude
a)
b)
2
c)
d)
Zero
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A gas molecule of mass strikes the wall of the container with a speed at an angle with the normal to the wall at the point of collision. The impulse of the gas molecule has a magnitude
a)
b)
2
c)
d)
Zero
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Zero |
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Answer Key / Explanation : (b) -
(b)
From adjoining figure the component of momentum along 
-axis (parallel to the wall of container) remains unchanged even after the collision.
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Impulse = change in momentum of gas molecule along 
-axis, 
in a direction normal to the wall = 
, 
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