In a car, how does an air bag minimize the force acting on a person during a collision?

During a collision, the person’s momentum changes as they come to a stop. The impulse relationship says that force equals the change in momentum divided by the time over which it occurs. An air bag increases the time it takes the person to stop, so the average force is smaller. The correct choice is “It increases the time it takes for the person to stop.”

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