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A net force of 100 newton's is applied to a wagon for 5 seconds. Determine the change of momentum in the wagon.

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The change of momentum of the wagon is 500N*s

The change of momentum otherwise known as impulse can be calculated as follows:

impulse = net force * time
= 100 N * 5s
= 500 N*s

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