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Institute of Physics (IOP)
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Episode 222: Impulse of a Force
This learning episode, from the Institute of Physics, uses demonstrations and worked examples to examine the forces involved in changing momentum. It introduces the concept of impulse.
The activities in the learning episode include:
* showing that impulse equals change in momentum
* a qualitative comparison between force and collision time
* using the area under a force-time graph
* force, time and impulse
* student calculations
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