Suppose a ball of mass m is thrown vertically upward with an initial speed v, its speed decreases continuously till it becomes zero.

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Suppose a ball of mass m is thrown vertically upward with an initial speed v, its speed decreases continuously till it becomes zero. Thereafter, the ball begins to fall downward and attains the speed v again before striking the ground. It implies that the magnitude of initial and final momentums of the ball are same. Yet, it is not an example of conservation of momentum. Explain why ?

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answered Nov 1, 2017 by sforrest072 (157,439 points) 60 409 936
selected Feb 21, 2018 by sanjeev
 
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Law of conservation of momentum is applicable to isolated system (no external force is applied). In this case, the change in velocity is due to the gravitational force of earth.

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