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No, momentum can not have a negative velocity.
Velocity is the rate of motion of a body from one position to another position in a particular direction. Bodies traveling in opposite directions may appear to have a negative velocity in relationship to each other but any amount of velocity is positive.
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Why two objects move in opposite direction one will have positive momentum and other negative momentum?
Quite simply, this means that momentum is a vector quantity; the direction is relevant. This is useful, for example, for calculations involving the conservation of momentum. Actually momentum is the product of velocity and mass, and velocity is also a vector quantity - thus, in this example, one object will have a positive velocity (more precisely: a positive component of the velocity along the x-axis, for example), the other, negative. Multiplying this velocity by the mass will also give a quantity which may be positive or negative (or rather, have positive or negative components).
What would be the momentum if the velocity were tripled?
Momentum is mass multiplied by velocity - so it is proportional to the velocity. If the velocity triples then so does the momentum
How does velocity effect momentum?
if velocity increases, so does momentum. and vice versa momentum = mass x velocity increasing mass or velocity or both will increase momentum
How do you determine mass using momentum and velocity?
Momentum = (mass) times (velocity)mass = (Momentum) divided by (velocity)
What is momentum divided by velocity?
Momentum = mass x velocity. If you divide out the velocity you get mass.
Why two objects move in opposite direction one will have positive momentum and other negative momentum?
Quite simply, this means that momentum is a vector quantity; the direction is relevant. This is useful, for example, for calculations involving the conservation of momentum. Actually momentum is the product of velocity and mass, and velocity is also a vector quantity - thus, in this example, one object will have a positive velocity (more precisely: a positive component of the velocity along the x-axis, for example), the other, negative. Multiplying this velocity by the mass will also give a quantity which may be positive or negative (or rather, have positive or negative components).
When a car increases its velocity its momentum?
When something increases in velocity, its momentum would increase because momentum is equal to its mass * velocity. This means that the momentum and velocity are proportional, so twice the velocity is twice the momentum, and so on.
What would be the momentum if the velocity were tripled?
Momentum is mass multiplied by velocity - so it is proportional to the velocity. If the velocity triples then so does the momentum
How velocity affect momentum?
if velocity increases, so does momentum. and vice versa momentum = mass x velocity increasing mass or velocity or both will increase momentum
How does velocity effect momentum?
if velocity increases, so does momentum. and vice versa momentum = mass x velocity increasing mass or velocity or both will increase momentum
What is the recoil velocity of the pistol when a bullet of mass 20g is fired with a velocity 150ms from a pistol of mass 2kg?
Momentum before = momentum after. Since there was no movement before, momentum before = 0 If you think of the bullet as forward/positive momentum and the gun as backward/negative momentum then the momentum of the bullet plus the momentum of the gun =0 and therefore the momentum of the bullet = the momentum if the gun. momentum = mass x velocity P=m/v 20gx150m/s = 2000g (2kg) x velocity 3000 = 2000v 3000 / 2000 = v v = 1.5m/s
Does momentum have a direction?
Momentum is mass x velocity; velocity has a direction, therefore momentum has a direction.Momentum is mass x velocity; velocity has a direction, therefore momentum has a direction.Momentum is mass x velocity; velocity has a direction, therefore momentum has a direction.Momentum is mass x velocity; velocity has a direction, therefore momentum has a direction.
How do you determine mass using momentum and velocity?
Momentum = (mass) times (velocity)mass = (Momentum) divided by (velocity)
Can you have momentum with out movement?
no as momentum=mass x velocity if velocity = 0 then momentum=0
What is momentum divided by velocity?
Momentum = mass x velocity. If you divide out the velocity you get mass.
How does velocity affect momentum?
if velocity increases, so does momentum. and vice versa momentum = mass x velocity increasing mass or velocity or both will increase momentum
Is it true that momentum is not equal to the mass of an object divided by its velocity?
That is true because momentum is mass times velocity
