A red car has a head-on collision with an approaching blue car with the same magnitude of momentum. A green car driving with the same momentum as the other cars collides with an enormously massive wall
Which of the three cars will experience the greatest impulse?
A) red car
B) blue car
C) green car
D) all the same
Answer: D
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