What is Impulse ? : āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ






What is Impulse ?


Impulse is the change in momentum of an object. āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āĻ­ā§°āĻŦ⧇āĻ—ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύāĨ¤ When a force acts on an object for a certain time, the momentum of the object changes. āϝ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϧ⧰āĻŋ āĻŦāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĻŸā§‹ā§° āĻ­ā§°āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Before and After / āφāĻ—āϤ⧇ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ



  • Before force → Initial momentum (āĻŦāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—ā§° āφāĻ—āϤ⧇ → āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžā§°āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻ• āĻ­ā§°āĻŦ⧇āĻ—)

  • After force → Final momentum (āĻŦāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—ā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ → āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ­ā§°āĻŦ⧇āĻ—)


Force acting over time changes momentum. (āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϧ⧰āĻŋ āĻŦāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āϗ⧇ āĻ­ā§°āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤)


Formula of Impulse  / āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ⧰ āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§°


Impulse = F × t

Where / āϝ’āϤ, F = Force / āĻŦāϞ , t = Time / āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ


Impulse depends on force and time. (āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āĻŦāϞ āφ⧰⧁ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤)


Important Points  / āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž



  • More force → More impulse (āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāϞ → āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ)

  • More time → More impulse (āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ → āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ)

  • Change in momentum = Impulse (āĻ­ā§°āĻŦ⧇āĻ—ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ = āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ)


SI Unit / SI āĻāĻ•āĻ• : SI unit of impulse = Newton-second (N·s) (āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ⧰ SI āĻāĻ•āĻ• = āύāĻŋāωāϟāύ-āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄ (N·s))

 



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ImpulsePYQ MCQ  : āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ – PYQ MCQ


1. What is impulse ? āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āĻŋ ?

A) Change in velocity  B) Change in momentum  C) Change in force  D) Change in mass


Ans: B) Change in momentum


Explanation: Impulse is the change in momentum of an object. (āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āĻ­ā§°āĻŦ⧇āĻ—ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύāĨ¤)


2. Impulse depends on: āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻšā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āϕ⧰⧇ ?

A) Mass and speed  B) Force and time  C) Heat and pressure  D) Density and volume


Ans: B) Force and time


Explanation: Impulse increases with force and time. (āĻŦāϞ āφ⧰⧁ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ⧋ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


3. Formula of impulse is: āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ⧰ āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§° āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?

A) P = mv  B) F = ma  C) Impulse = F × t  D) W = mg


Ans: C) Impulse = F × t


Explanation: Impulse equals force multiplied by time. (āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ = āĻŦāϞ × āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


4. SI unit of impulse is: āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ⧰ SI āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ ?

A) Joule  B) Newton  C) Newton-second  D) Watt


Ans: C) Newton-second


Explanation: SI unit of impulse is N·s. āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ⧰ SI āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ N·sāĨ¤


5. When force acts for a longer time, impulse becomes: āĻŦāϞ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϧ⧰āĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻšāϞ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?

A) Smaller  B) Zero  C) Greater  D) Constant


Ans: C) Greater


Explanation: Impulse is directly proportional to time. (āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĨ¤)


6. Impulse causes change in: āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāĻšā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āϘāϟāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?

A) Mass  B) Density  C) Momentum  D) Volume


Ans: C) Momentum


Explanation: Impulse changes the momentum of an object. (āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āĻ­ā§°āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤)


7. A large force acting for short time can produce: āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦ⧃āĻšā§Ž āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡ ?

A) Small impulse  B) Large impulse  C) Zero impulse  D) Constant impulse


Ans: B) Large impulse


Explanation: Large force gives large impulse even in short time. (āĻŦ⧃āĻšā§Ž āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϤ⧋ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡āĨ¤)


8. Impulse is equal to: āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻšā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ ?

A) Change in momentum  B) Speed  C) Mass  D) Velocity


Ans: A) Change in momentum


Explanation: Impulse and change in momentum are equal. (āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ­ā§°āĻŦ⧇āĻ—ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤)


9. Catching a ball with soft hands increases: āύāϰāĻŽ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧇⧰⧇ āĻŦāϞ āϧ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?

A) Force  B) Time of contact  C) Mass  D) Speed


Ans: B) Time of contact


Explanation: Increasing time reduces force during catching. āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻŦāϞ⧰ āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ•āĻŽā§‡āĨ¤


10. Find impulse when force = 5 N and time = 2 s. (āĻŦāϞ = 5 N āφ⧰⧁ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ = 2 s āĻšāϞ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤)

A) 7 N·s  B) 8 N·s  C) 10 N·s  D) 12 N·s


Ans: C) 10 N·s


Explanation: Impulse = F × t 


Impulse(āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ) = 5 × 2 = 10 N·s


11. A force of 10 N acts on an object for 2 s. Find impulse. (10 N āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ 2 s āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϧ⧰āĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤)













Sol


Formula / āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§°: Impulse = Force(F)× Time(T) (āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ = āĻŦāϞ × āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ)


Force (F) = 10 N, Time (t) = 2 s


Impulse = F x T = 10 × 2 = 20 N·s


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Impulse = 20 N·s (āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ = 20 N·s)

 

Important Point / āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž : More force or more time gives more impulse. (āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤)











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2 Marks Questions  : ⧍ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦā§°ā§° āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ 


1. What is impulse ? āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āĻŋ ?

Ans: Impulse is the change in momentum of an object. (āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āĻ­ā§°āĻŦ⧇āĻ—ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύāĨ¤)

2. Write the formula of impulse. āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ⧰ āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§° āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻžāĨ¤

Ans: Impulse = F×t  (Impulse = Force × Time / āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ = āĻŦāϞ × āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ)

3. Write the SI unit of impulse. āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ⧰ SI āĻāĻ•āĻ• āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻžāĨ¤

Ans: SI unit of impulse = Newton-second (N·s) (āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ⧰ SI āĻāĻ•āĻ• = āύāĻŋāωāϟāύ-āϛ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄ (N·s)

4. On which factors does impulse depend ? āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻšā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āϕ⧰⧇ ?

Ans: Impulse depends on force and time. (āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āĻŦāϞ āφ⧰⧁ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤)

5. What happens to impulse when time increases ?(āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ⧰ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?)

Ans: Impulse increases with increase in time. (āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ⧋ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)

Marks Questions : ā§Ģ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦā§°ā§° āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ












1. Explain impulse with formula and SI unit. (āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§° āφ⧰⧁ SI āĻāĻ•āĻ•āϏāĻš āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤)

Ans: Impulse is the change in momentum of an object. When a force acts on a body for a certain time, the momentum changes. (āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āĻ­ā§°āĻŦ⧇āĻ—ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύāĨ¤ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϧ⧰āĻŋ āĻŦāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ āϤāĻžā§° āĻ­ā§°āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)

Impulse = F×t  Where, F = Force, t = Time

 2. Calculate impulse when force is 10 N acting for 3 s. (10 N āĻŦāϞ⧇ 3 s āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϧ⧰āĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϘāĻžāϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤)

Soln

Given / āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āφāϛ⧇: Force = 10 N, Time = 3 s

Impulse = F × t  = 10 × 3 = 30 N·s, Therefore, impulse = 30 N·s.