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JEE Main 8 April 2024, Shift 1, Physics Q34

Question 34 of 90 in this shift, Physics question 4 of 30, Section A.

A player caught a cricket ball of mass 150 g moving at a speed of 20 m/s. If the catching process is completed in 0.1 s, the magnitude of force exerted by the ball on the hand of the player is:

(1) $150\ \mathrm{N}$
(2) $3\ \mathrm{N}$
(3) $30\ \mathrm{N}$ Official answer
(4) $300\ \mathrm{N}$

Official answer

Option 3

NTA final key.

Chapter: Laws of Motion
Topic: Collisions
Idea tested: Average Impact Force Calculation

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