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Yes. Kinetic energy is a scalar (non-directional) and momentum is a vector. That means if you have two or more objects in motion their kinetic energies always add. But their momentums must be combined using vector addition and you might get zero. The simple case is two identical masses moving with equal but opposite velocities. Their total momentum is zero because their directions of motion are opposite.
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Yes,
Take two objects of the same mass, A and B, whose velocities, VA and vb, are opposite
Ke = .5(m)(VA)^2 + .5(m)(vb)^2 =
Plug in some numbers, m = 1 kg, VA = 10 m/s, vb = -10 m/s
.5(1)(10)^2 + .5(1)(-10)^2 = 50 + 50 = 100 -- a positive number
momentum can be found using p = mva + mvb
so p = (1)(10) + (1)(-10) = 10 + -10 = 0
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What is the total amount of kinetic energy in the particles of an object?
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What is a example of a momentum of zero?
An object at rest. Actually that's the only possible example for a single object. For two objects, you can have objects moving in opposite directions; for example, one may have a momentum of +100 units, and the other, a momentum of -100 units.
What is the four momentum of a photon and how does it relate to its energy and momentum?
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What is the kinetic energy of a gas molecule proportional to according to the kinetic theory?
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According to the kinetic theory what is the kinetic energy of a gas molecule proportional to?
The kinetic energy of a single gas molecule is not proportional to anything. The average kinetic energy of gas molecules is proportional to their absolute temperature.
What is the total amount of kinetic energy in the particles of an object?
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Does an object have to be heavy in order to have momentum?
No. Even a single electron has momentum.
What is a example of a momentum of zero?
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What is the four momentum of a photon and how does it relate to its energy and momentum?
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What is the kinetic energy of a gas molecule proportional to according to the kinetic theory?
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According to the kinetic theory what is the kinetic energy of a gas molecule proportional to?
The kinetic energy of a single gas molecule is not proportional to anything. The average kinetic energy of gas molecules is proportional to their absolute temperature.
What can electrical energy transform into?
nowadays to every single type of energy. such ac magnetic energy, chemical energy, kinetic energy,etc
What are the conversations?
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What are the energy conversions?
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Conservation of linear momentum exp?
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Two objects collide and stick together. how does the total momentum change?
The total momentum after the collision remains the same as before the collision. This is because momentum is conserved in a closed system, even when objects stick together. The momentum of the two objects is simply combined into a single object after the collision.
How are temperature and thermal energy different?
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