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Can objects with different masses have the same momentum?
Yes. Momentum is rigidly defined as the product of mass and velocity. Velocity describes both a speed and a direction. So let's take two metal balls. One weighs 10 kilograms (kg) and the other weighs 20kg. We roll the 10kg ball along a flat and level floor at 2 meters per second (m/s) and the 20 kg ball at 1 m/s. 10*2 = 20*1 so they have the same momentum. If you have a friend roll the balls for you to catch some distance away, making sure after a few tests to roll the lighter ball at twice the speed of the heavier ball, you will find that it "feels" as if both balls hit your hand with about the same force. Your hand is stopping each ball. That is a force which is defined as the rate of change in momentum. Stopping each ball will cause your muscles to exert about the same strength to stop each ball, even though one is moving at double the speed of the other. You will then feel that two objects can indeed travel at different speeds and yet have the same momentum. JGS
What are the 2 factors that effect an objects momentum?
The two factors that affect an object's momentum are its mass and its velocity. Momentum is calculated as the product of an object's mass and its velocity, so changes in either of these factors will impact the momentum of the object.
What depend on objects mass and velocity?
a moving objects momentum
What information must you know to determine which of 2 vehicle traveling at the same velocity has the greater momentum?
To determine which of two vehicles traveling at the same velocity has greater momentum, you need to know the mass of each vehicle. Momentum is calculated by multiplying an object's mass by its velocity, so the vehicle with greater mass would have greater momentum if they are traveling at the same velocity.
IF an objects veolicty is doubled its momentum is?
Use the symbols 'm' for the object's mass, and 'v' for its velocity. Momentum is defined as 'mv' = the product of the object's mass and velocity. If the velocity doubles, then the new momentum is 'm' times '2v' = 2mv = 2 times (mv). This is just double the original momentum. So you can see that the magnitude of momentum is directly proportional to the magnitude of velocity, provided the mass remains constant.
Can objects with different masses have the same momentum?
Yes. Momentum is rigidly defined as the product of mass and velocity. Velocity describes both a speed and a direction. So let's take two metal balls. One weighs 10 kilograms (kg) and the other weighs 20kg. We roll the 10kg ball along a flat and level floor at 2 meters per second (m/s) and the 20 kg ball at 1 m/s. 10*2 = 20*1 so they have the same momentum. If you have a friend roll the balls for you to catch some distance away, making sure after a few tests to roll the lighter ball at twice the speed of the heavier ball, you will find that it "feels" as if both balls hit your hand with about the same force. Your hand is stopping each ball. That is a force which is defined as the rate of change in momentum. Stopping each ball will cause your muscles to exert about the same strength to stop each ball, even though one is moving at double the speed of the other. You will then feel that two objects can indeed travel at different speeds and yet have the same momentum. JGS
What are the 2 factors that effect an objects momentum?
The two factors that affect an object's momentum are its mass and its velocity. Momentum is calculated as the product of an object's mass and its velocity, so changes in either of these factors will impact the momentum of the object.
What depend on objects mass and velocity?
a moving objects momentum
What information must you know to determine which of 2 vehicle traveling at the same velocity has the greater momentum?
To determine which of two vehicles traveling at the same velocity has greater momentum, you need to know the mass of each vehicle. Momentum is calculated by multiplying an object's mass by its velocity, so the vehicle with greater mass would have greater momentum if they are traveling at the same velocity.
IF an objects veolicty is doubled its momentum is?
Use the symbols 'm' for the object's mass, and 'v' for its velocity. Momentum is defined as 'mv' = the product of the object's mass and velocity. If the velocity doubles, then the new momentum is 'm' times '2v' = 2mv = 2 times (mv). This is just double the original momentum. So you can see that the magnitude of momentum is directly proportional to the magnitude of velocity, provided the mass remains constant.
All objects have momentum?
To find the magnitude of momentum you use the formula: p=mv So, if an object has a mass (and if it exists then it would), and if it is moving (has a velocity), then yes, it has momentum.
Is the momentum of a car traveling south different from that of the same car when it travels north at the same speed?
No, since it's a vector quantity and has direction. The two automobiles will have the same absolute value, but will be the negation of one another, for example 50 and -50.
Why you calculate momentum?
momentum is caused by inertia. all objects have inertia, which means if they are moving at a certain velocity or are at rest they will continue to move at that velocity or remain at rest unless acted on by a force. Objects of more mass have greater inertia, so the amount of momentum is equal to the product of an objects mass and the magnitude of its velocity.
How can two objects have the same amount of kinetic energy?
Two objects can have the same amount of kinetic energy if they have the same mass and velocity. Kinetic energy is given by the formula KE = 0.5 * mass * velocity^2, so if both objects have the same mass and velocity, they will have the same kinetic energy.
What happens to the momentum of two objects which collide and stick together?
In a collision, a force acts upon an object for a given amount of time to change the object's velocity. The product of force and time is known as impulse. The product of mass and velocity change is known as momentum change. In a collision the impulse encountered by an object is equal to the momentum change it experiences.Impulse = Momentum Change. What happens to the momentum when two objects collide? Nothing! unless you have friction around. Momentum#1 + Momentum#2 before collision = sum of momentums after collision (that's a vector sum).
Why does heavier object have a greater momentum if light and heavy object have the same kinetic energy?
Well, the equation for momentum is mass x velocity. So, p (momentum)= m x v. The equation for kinetic energy is m x v(squared)/2. Let's say that there are two objects. One is 50 kg, and the other is 30 kg. These objects can both have the same kinetic energy, even though one of them has a larger mass. The determining factor in them both having the same kinetic energy, even though one of them has a larger mass is because of different velocities. The 50 kg object has a velocity of 7 meters/second, and the 30 kg object has a velocity of 9.036961141 meters/second. If you do the math, they both have the same kinetic energy (about the same). 50 kg x 7 m/s = 350 kg x m/s. 30 kg x 9.036961141 = 271.1088342. There is an inverse relation between the momentum of an object and its mass. The mass is the factor that influences momentum more than the velocity; that is why an object with a greater mass will have a greater momentum than the one with a lesser mass, only if they both have the same kinetic energy.
What is the momentum of an 8 kilogram bowling ball rolling a 2 meter per second?
momentum = mass x velocity 16 = 8 x velocity velocity = 2 m/s
