Question

What do you understand by conservation of momentum

Answer 1

Conservation of momentum is a fundamental law of physics which states that the momentum of a system is constant if there are no external forces acting on the system. It is embodied in Newton's first law (the law of inertia).

Suppose we have two interacting particles 1 and 2, possibly of different masses. The forces between them are equal and opposite. According to Newton's second law, force is the time rate of change of the momentum, so we conclude that the rate of change of momentum of particle 1 is equal to minus the rate of change of momentum of a particle 2.

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Answer 2

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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.