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when using a hammer to drive a nail into wood,u have to swing the hammer through the air w/ a certain velocity
because the hammer has both mass and velocity,it has momentum.describ what happens to the hammer's momentum after the hammer hits the nail.
Other - Science - 1 Answers - 2006-10-26 17:47:42

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The friction of the Nail pushing through the wood slows the hammer down. Generally, the energy is absorbed by the wood once the hammer has made contact with it, and then the hammer stops.

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The friction of the Nail pushing through the wood slows the hammer down. Generally, the energy is absorbed by the wood once the hammer has made contact with it, and then the hammer stops.
2006-10-26 17:49:47