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11. Momentum & Impulse - Part 2 of 3
11. Momentum & Impulse / Collisions & Motion (Momentum & Energy) / Problem 10

Scientists have calculated that for a particular distant massive solid planet, every couple of million years, a 1.0-km-diameter planetoid crashes into it. One such planetoid having a density of 4300 kg per cubic meter, is moving toward the planet at a speed of 25 km/s. Assuming the planetoid to be spherical, evaluate the destructive energy that will be released after it collides with the planet.

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