A puck is initially at rest on perfectly smooth ice

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Laws of Motion · Laws of Motion

Problem

0.50\,\text{kg}

puck is initially at rest on perfectly smooth ice. A constant horizontal force of

4.0\,\text{N}

acts on the puck for

0.20\,\text{s}

. During the interval in which the force is applied, is the linear momentum of the puck conserved? Explain in one sentence.