Linear

momentum
 Concept of linear momentum
 Momentum is defined as the product of mass
and velocity
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Momentum = mass x velocity
 p = mv
 Momentum is vector quantity that has
magnitude and direction
 The SI unit of momentum is kg m s-1
 Momentum increase when
 The mass increases
 The velocity increases
 Both mass and velocity increases
 Principle of coservation of
momentum
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‘The principle of conservation of
momentum states that the total
linear momentum of a closed system
of bodies is conserved’
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 Thismean that the total momentum before
the collision is equal to the total
momentum after the collision, if no
external forces act on the system.
 Types of collision
 There are 3 types of
collision in study
of momentum
 Elastic collision
 Inelastic collision
or non-elastic
collison
 Explosion
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