Question

1. alice and kai were playing air hockey, which is a game where players hit a puck with paddles so the puck slides a table. after the game, they were crashing the puck and two different paddles. the puck was the same in both cr but the paddles were different: the red paddle had less mass, while the purple paddle had more mass. use the information in the diagram to answer. in which crash did the puck experience a stronger force? why? a the puck did not experience a force: only the paddles experienced b crash 2: the force on the purple paddle was stronger in this crash, so the force on the puck was also c the diagram doesnt tell you anything about the force on the puck. it only gives information about the on the paddles. d the puck experienced the same force in small or more paddles changed speed by the same amc back

Explanation:

According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When the paddle hits the puck, the force exerted on the puck is equal in magnitude to the force exerted on the paddle. In Crash 2, the purple paddle (which has more mass) experienced a stronger force (as per the logic of forces in interactions, and if we assume the change in motion of the puck - paddle system considerations in collisions). Since the force on the paddle in Crash 2 is stronger, by Newton's third law, the force on the puck in Crash 2 is also stronger.

Answer:

B. Crash 2: the force on the purple paddle was stronger in this crash, so the force on the puck was also stronger.