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Momentum is a vector quantity because the definition of momentum is that it is an object's mass multiplied by velocity. Velocity is a vector quantity that has direction and the mass is scalar. When you multiply a vector by a scalar, it will result in a vector quantity.
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∙ 16y agoYes. That is the chief reason for the difference between momentum (a vector) and kinetic energy (not a vector).
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∙ 14y agoYes, Momentum is a vector.
So is: velocity and acceleration.
Mass is not a vector.
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∙ 14y agoWhat are you even asking? Is your question "can a scalar value be conserved"? If so, the answer is yes (think of mass.)
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∙ 14y agoMomentum is defined as the product of a particle's mass and velocity. Mass is a scalar and velocity is a vector, the multiplication of a scalar and vector always results in a vector.
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∙ 11y agoMomentum is the product of a velocity - which is a vector - and a mass, which is a scalar (non-vector). Therefore, momentum is also a vector.
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∙ 13y agoMomentum is a vector.
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The angular momentum quantum number 1 indicates the?
The angular momentum quantum number, symbolized by l, indicates the shape of an orbital.
What is the angle between dipole moment and electric field in a electric dipole?
Zero Dipole would set itself such that dipole moment vector is along the electric field vector
Particle motion is a blessing in disguise?
The fact that the particles of matter are in continuous motion is a blessing in disguise. If matter particles did not move then if a harmful gas leaked, the vapours of the gas would remain stationary in a place. This would make that place more polluted and poisonous than its surroundings. Particle motion helps in allowing the gas to spread evenly over a large area and its poisonous effect gets very much diluted. Also due to particle motion the smell of something reaches our nostrils even if we are not close to the source of the smell. The particles of the smell of the matter diffuses with the air particles and spreads over a large area. Thus particle motion in matter is a blessing in disguise as its advantages are hardly not given much importance and remain unknown to most. But whether we know about it or not, motion of particles of matter play a vital role in our daily lives.
When is the velocity vector of a particle tangent to the path of the particle?
Allways...
When is the mass of an electron regarded as zero?
The mass of an electron is regarded as zero when it is at rest. The mass of an electron or any particle is calculated by using its momentum and its energy. The mass of an electron is related to its momentum which is zero when the electron is not moving. So when the electron is at rest its momentum is zero and thus its mass is zero. When an electron is moving its mass is no longer zero as its momentum is not zero. It is calculated by using the following equation: Mass = Energy / (Speed of Light)2The mass of an electron increases as its energy increases and it increases even more when it is moving at a higher speed. So when the electron is at rest and its momentum is zero its mass is also zero.
Is total momentum a vector quantity?
yes momentum is vector
How would momentum be considered a vector?
momentum is mass x velocity and velocity is a vector and mass is scalar but scalar times vector = vector so momentum remains a vector
What vector in a system points in the same direction as the linear momentum vector?
The energy vector, cmV = cP. The energy vector is parallel to the Momentum vector.
Is momentum a vector quantity because it includes velocity which is also a vector quantity?
yes, momentum is a vector quantity.
What is momentam?
The moment of linear momentum is called angular momentum. or The vector product of position vector and linear momentum is called angular momentum.
Is momentum downwards?
Momentum is a vector, the product of a scalar (mass) & a vector (velocity). As such, its direction is whatever direction the velocity vector has.
Is momentum a vector or scalar quantity?
Momentum is a vector quantity. We know that momentum is the product of mass and velocity, and velocity has direction. That makes velocity a vector quantity. And the product of a scalar quantity and a vector quantity is a vector quantity.
Is momentum a vector quantity?
Yes momentum is a vector quantity. Because p = m v. As m is scalar and v is vector then p the momentum has to be a vector. Here m is mass and v is velocity
The product of mass and velocity?
It's momentum.
Is angular momentum a vector quantity?
Angular momentum is a vector quantity. Angular velocity, which is a vector quantity, is multiplied by inertia, which is a scalar quantity.
What is the product of an object and the object's mass and velocity?
That's the object's linear momentum.
How can an object have negative momentum?
momentum is a vector quantity and therefore has direction. all vector quantities can have negative direction
