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There are different types of momenta. What you are referring to is LINEAR momentum. Linear momentum is the product of an object's mass and linear (along a straight line: translational motion) velocity and is usually represented by 'p' : p = mv. Keep in mind that it is a vector quantity (has a magnitude and direction). Momentum represents the "amount of motion" of an object.
Say you have two masses, m1 = m and m2 = 2m, so that m2 is twice as massive as m1. m1 is moving to the right at a linear velocity v1 = 2v and m2 is moving to the right at a linear velocity v2 =v. What are their linear momenta?
Well, p1 = m1 v1 = 2mv and p2 = m2 v2 = 2mv, so that p1 = p2. So, although both objects have DIFFERENT linear velocities and DIFFERENT masses, their linear momenta ("amount of motion") for this case are the same.
Now, if instead m1 is moving to the right at v1 = 3v and m2 is moving to the right at v2 = v, then:
p1 = m1 v1 = 3mv
p2 = m2 v2 = 2mv
Although m1 is the smaller mass, it has a larger "amount of motion" compared to m2 for this case, because it's linear velocity is larger than the former case.
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How do you determine mass using momentum and velocity?
Momentum = (mass) times (velocity)mass = (Momentum) divided by (velocity)
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
What is momentum divided by velocity?
Momentum = mass x velocity. If you divide out the velocity you get mass.
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 are mass and velocity related to momentum?
Momentum is the product of (mass) x (velocity) .
How do you determine mass using momentum and velocity?
Momentum = (mass) times (velocity)mass = (Momentum) divided by (velocity)
How do you find mass if you are given the momentum and the speed?
momentum = mass x velocity => mass = momentum / velocity
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
What is momentum divided by velocity?
Momentum = mass x velocity. If you divide out the velocity you get mass.
How are mass and velocity related to momentum?
Momentum is the product of (mass) x (velocity) .
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
How is velocity mass and momentum related?
Momentum, denoted by the letter p, is equal to the product of a system's mass and velocity.
What does momentum of an object mean?
Momentum is the product of mass x velocity.
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.
If velocity decreases then does its momentum?
Momentum is the product of mass times velocity. With less velocity, there will be less momentum. (An object's mass will usually not change.)
What is an object's mass multiplied by its velocity?
mass x velocity = momentum. (velocity = speed with a direction)
