During a car accident, an impulse is applied to each car, and then subsequently

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During a car accident, an impulse is applied to each car, and then subsequently to all the contents of each car. If you think in terms of the concept of impulse, how are airbags used to keep passengers safe? They reduce the amount by which each passenger changes velocity. When you average the mass of the passenger with the mass of the airbag that they contact, you get a lower mass involved in the collision. Airbags are softer than car surfaces, so you are less likely to be injured severely by o They increase the time of contact, thus reducing the total force applied to each passenger.

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Airbags increase the time of contact, thus reducing the total force applied to each passenger.

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