Question

a) Define momentum.
Momentum measures the quantity of motion possessed by a body .It is defined as the product of mass and velocity.It is a vector quantity
p=mv
The SI unit if momentum is kgm/s​

Answer 1

Answer:

In Newtonian mechanics, linear momentum, translational momentum, or simply momentum is the product of the mass and velocity of an object. It is a vector quantity, possessing a magnitude and a direction. If m is an object's mass and v is its velocity, then the object's momentum.

SI unit: kilogram meter per second kg⋅m/s

Other units: slug⋅ft/s

Dimension: MLT−1