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A symbol had to be chosen, and M and V were otherwise busy. Newton wrote in Latin (which was nearly required at the time for scientific publication), so the term he used for momentum might have started with p.

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How is velocity mass and momentum related?

Velocity is the speed at which an object is moving in a particular direction. Mass is the amount of matter in an object. Momentum is the product of an object's mass and its velocity. In other words, momentum is directly proportional to an object's mass and velocity.


Does the p in p mv mean position?

No it does not. It represents momentum.


How do you solve for momentum?

Momentum, p, is solved by using the momentum equation: p = m*v.


What is the formula of total momentum?

_______________________________________________________ P = m x v P = momentum m= mass v = velocity _______________________________________________________ P t = P 1 x P 2 Total momentum = Momentum 1 X Momentum 2 Total momentum = ( mass x velocity of the first object ) x ( mass x velocity of the second object )


What is the equation to find momuntum?

p=mv where p is momentum, m is mass and v is velocity :)


What is the formula of linear momentum?

linear momentum=product of mass and velocity


How are velocitymassand momentum related?

momentum is the product of mass and velocity. p for momentum m for mass and v for velocity. (p=m*v)


What is the relationship between velocity and momentum?

ACC TO FORMULAE p=mv2 WHERE p=MOMENTUM, m=MASS, v=VELOCITY IF MASS REMAIN CONSTANT , THEN CHANGE IN MOMENTUM IS DUE TO CHANGE IN VELOCITY. THEREFORE MOMENTUM IS DIRECTLY PROPOTIONAL TO VELOCITY.


What equation can you use to calculate object momentum p?

The equation to calculate object momentum is: p = m * v where p is momentum, m is mass of the object, and v is the velocity of the object.


In the momentum equation p mv v represents .?

The term p mv v represents the change in momentum or the force acting on an object to cause a change in its momentum, where p is momentum, m is mass, and v is velocity. The product mv represents the linear momentum of an object.


Does mass effects momentum?

Through formula P = mv. P = momentum m = mass v= velocity increase m, so p increases Thus, mass is proportional to momentum.


What is the formula for calculating the momentum of an electron?

The formula for calculating the momentum of an electron is p mv, where p is the momentum, m is the mass of the electron, and v is the velocity of the electron.