Agolf club is swung and strikes a golf ball with a force of 12.2 n. the golf ball accelerates at 265.2 m/s2 (wow) determine the mass of the golf ball.

F = m A  (Newton #2)

m = F/A

m = (12.2 N) / (265.2 m/s²)

m = (12.2 / 265.2) kg

m = 0.046 kg  

(46 grams;  not bad; the international standard is "not more than 45.93 grams")

Note:  265.2 m/s² = about 27 G's .  Seems to me like that would rip the ball to shreds, but I don't really know anything about golf.)

explanation:

newton's third law, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

molecules are free to separate from each other and will take on the shape of the container. molecules move completely at random and high speeds. they vibrate in a fixed position and do not move around much. molecules expand to the edge of their container.