Question

Define conservation of momentum and derive and explanation for it

Answer 1

Conservation of momentum states that the initial total momentum of a system is equal to the final total momentum of the system in an interval of time.

Answer 2

ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ࿐

ᴅᴇғɪɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ:-

ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛᴜᴍ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴠɪɴɢ ʙᴏᴅʏ, ᴍᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛ ᴏғ ɪᴛs ᴍᴀss ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴇʟᴏᴄɪᴛʏ.

=>ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛᴜᴍ= ᴍᴀss × ᴠᴇʟᴏᴄɪᴛʏ

ᴅɪᴍᴇɴsɪᴏɴᴀʟ ғᴏʀᴍᴜʟᴀ ᴏғ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛᴜᴍ

=>ᴘ = [ᴍ]x [ʟᴛ^(-1)]

ᴄᴏɴsᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛᴜᴍ:-

ʟᴀᴡ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴsᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛᴜᴍ ɪs ᴅᴇғɪɴᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄs ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴛᴀᴛᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғᴇᴡ ᴘᴀʀᴛs ɪɴ ᴀɴ ɪsᴏʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴɪɴɢ sᴛᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴄʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴏᴠɪɴɢ.