A golf club is swung and strikes a golf ball with a force of 12.2 N. The golf ball accelerates at 265.2 m/s2 (wow) Determine the mass of the golf ball.

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Fiona Clark

29 September, 21:18

A golf club is swung and strikes a golf ball with a force of 12.2 N. The golf ball accelerates at 265.2 m/s2 (wow) Determine the mass of the golf ball.

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Sharon · Answer 1

F = m A (Newton #2)

m = F/A

m = (12.2 N) / (265.2 m/s²)

m = (12.2 / 265.2) kg

m = 0.046 kg

(46 grams; not bad; the international standard is "not more than 45.93 grams")

Note: 265.2 m/s² = about 27 G's. Seems to me like that would rip the ball to shreds, but I don't really know anything about golf.)