Students perform an experiment in which they drop two eggs with equal mass from a balcony. in the first trial, the egg hits the ground and breaks. in the second trial, the egg hits a foam cushion and does not break or bounce. what conclusions about impulse can the students make? the impulse was greater in the first experiment because the egg broke. the impulse was greater in the second experiment because the egg did not break. the impulse was the same in both experiments because the egg came to a stop. the impulse cannot be determined without the mass and velocity of the eggs.

The impulse was greater in the second experiment because the egg did not break.

Explanation:

Impulse is defined as change in the momentum

As we know that in both cases the egg is dropped from same height so here in both cases the momentum of egg is same just before it is hitting the surface

Now in first experiment since egg is broken so final momentum must be zero while in second case the egg is rebound due to which we can say that final momentum is reversed.

So here we will have impulse in experiment 1 is

now impulse in experiment 2 is given as

so impulse in second experiment will be more than the impulse in first experiment

thermal energy is the answer