Question

Explain: conservation of momentum

Answer 1

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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.