Identical forces act for the same length of time on two different objects. The magnitude of the change in momentum of the lighter object is
A) smaller than the magnitude of the change in momentum of the larger mass, but not zero.
B) zero.
C) exactly equal to the magnitude of the change in momentum of the larger mass.
D) larger than the magnitude of the change in momentum of the larger mass.
E) There is not enough information to answer the question.
C
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