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Momentum

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  1. Newton's First Law of Motion.An object will remain at rest or continue to move at constant velocity unless acted on by a resultant force.
  2. Newton's Second Law of MotionThe resultant force acting on an object is directly proportional to the rate of change of momentum and is in the same direction.
  3. Newton's Third Law of MotionNewton's third law is about the interaction between objects.
  4. The Four Fundamental Forces• The four fundamental forces are: • the gravitational force • the electromagnetic force • the strong nuclear force • the weak nuclear force The…
  5. Linear MomentumThe linear momentum of an object is its mass × its velocity. p=m v Two objects can have the same momentum if the products of their mass and velocity…
  6. Conservation of MomentumThe principle of conservation of momentum states that: For a system of interacting objects, the total momentum in a specific direction remains…
  7. Explosions vs CollisionsA gun recoils when a bullet is fired.
  8. Elastic and Inelastic CollisionsThere are two types of collisions: perfectly elastic and inelastic.
  9. Air BagsAir bags are fitted in cars to reduce the injury by collision with the steering wheel, dashboard or windscreen.
  10. Conservation of Momentum as a Consequence of Newton's Lawswhen two objects interact they experience an equal and opposite force.
  11. Impulse and Force-time GraphsForce = the rate of change of momentum (Newton's second law).
  12. Adding MomentumSince linear momentum must be conserved and momentum is a vector quantity, the vector sum of the initial momentum must be equal to the vector sum of…
  13. Resolving MomentumThe momentum in any direction must be conserved.
  14. Conservation of Momentum in Two Dimensions...

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