[Physics] Acceleration of bouncing ball with air resistance

gravity

Here is a strange test question I really don't get:

A ball falls freely from a certain height, and due to air resistance it will reach a certain terminal velocity (assuming there is a normal gravitational acceleration going on all the time). Then it hits the ground, and bounces back without loss of energy.

Question :
what is the acceleration on the ball immediately after it bounced?

The answer is $2g$ (2 times gravitational acceleration), but the explanation is not included.

Note: This is a question from the Physics Olympiad!

Best Answer

Right before impact, there is no acceleration, such that forces by air resistance and gravity cancel. Right after impact, the velocity has changed sign (no energy loss), such that also the air resistance changes sign. Instead of $a=g-g$ you get $a=-g-g=-2g$.