(a) A 11.0 g wad of sticky clay is hurled horizontally at a 110 g wooden...

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(a) A 11.0 g wad of sticky clay is hurled horizontally at a 110 g wooden block initially at rest on a horizontal surface. The clay sticks to the block. After impact, the block slides 7.50 m before coming to rest. If the coefficient of friction between block and surface is 0.650, what was the speed of the clay (in m/s) immediately before impact? m/s (b) What If? Could static friction prevent the block from moving after being struck by the wad of clay if the collision took place in a time interval At = 0.100 s? Explain your answer. Yes, a slightly larger coefficient of static friction could reasonably prevent the block from moving. No, the coefficient of static friction that would be required is unrealistically large. (a) A 11.0 g wad of sticky clay is hurled horizontally at a 110 g wooden block initially at rest on a horizontal surface. The clay sticks to the block. After impact, the block slides 7.50 m before coming to rest. If the coefficient of friction between block and surface is 0.650, what was the speed of the clay (in m/s) immediately before impact? m/s (b) What If? Could static friction prevent the block from moving after being struck by the wad of clay if the collision took place in a time interval At = 0.100 s? Explain your answer. Yes, a slightly larger coefficient of static friction could reasonably prevent the block from moving. No, the coefficient of static friction that would be required is unrealistically large.