When you hit a golf ball with a golf club, the club slows down slightly from the impact. How does this result illustrate the law of conservation of momentum?

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Alan P.
Mar 14, 2018

Yes

Explanation:

Momentum (in physics) is defined as the product of mass #xx# velocity.

When the golf club slows down (looses some velocity) the difference in momentum is transferred to the golf ball so that

#"velocity of golf ball" =("mass of golf club" xx"reduction in golf club velocity")/("mass of golf ball")#

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