Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
ISBN 13: 978-0-32180-924-7

Chapter 5 - Sections 5.1-5.10 - Exercises - Conceptual Problems - Page 244: 139

Answer

The passengers have more momentum than the balloon because they have more mass than the balloon. As a result, the passengers will continue to travel in their original direction longer. The car is slowing, so the relative position of the passengers is to move forward, whilst the balloon will move backward. Upon acceleration, the opposite will be true.

Work Step by Step

The passengers have more momentum than the balloon because they have more mass than the balloon. As a result, the passengers will continue to travel in their original direction longer. The car is slowing, so the relative position of the passengers is to move forward, whilst the balloon will move backward. Upon acceleration, the opposite will be true.
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