College Physics
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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 6, Problem 12MCQ
You hold a clay ball above a scale and then drop it. After hitting the scale, the ball sticks to it. In Figure Q6.12, which of the graphs (a) to (c) correctly shows the qualitative time dependence of the force exerted by the ball on the scale, and which of the graphs (d) to (f) correctly shows the qualitative time dependence of sum of the forces exerted on the ball? Assume the y-axis points vertically down
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