Assertion : When momentum of a body is doubled, its kinetic energy increases by 300%.
Reason : Kinetic energy = p2
/ 2m
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Momentum is directly proportional to velocity. If momentum of an object is doubled , but its mass does not increase (so velocity remains below the speed of light) then its velocity is doubled. If the velocity is doubled, then the kinetic energy increases by four times.
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Momentum is directly proportional to velocity. If momentum of an object is doubled , but its mass does not increase (so velocity remains below the speed of light) then its velocity is doubled. If the velocity is doubled, then the kinetic energy increases by four times.
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