What does law of cobservation of momentum explain
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Law of conservation of linear momentum is a extremely important consequence of Newton's third law of motion in combination with the second law of motion.
According to law of conservation of momentum
When two or more bodies acts upon each other their total momentum remains constant provided no external forces are acting
So, Momentum is never created or destroyed.
When this law is applied for a collision between two bodies, the total momentum of the colliding bodies before collision is equal to the total momentum after collision.
We can apply this law for a collision between two vehicles. This law is applicable for all types of collisions.
Consider two particles say A and B of mass m1 and m2 collide with each other and forces acting on these particles are only the ones they exert on each other.
Let u1 and v1 be the initial and final velocities of particle A and similarly, u2 and v2for particle B. Let the two particles be in contact for a time t. So, Change in momentum of A=m1 (v1-u1) Change in momentum of B=m2 (v2-u2 )
For any kind of force between two particles then sum of the momentum ,both before and after the action of force should be equal i.e total momentum remains constant.
Law of conservation of linear momentum is one of the most fundamental and important principle of mechanics.
Once again ,the total momentum of two or any number of particles of interacting particles is constant if they are isolated from outside influences (or no resultant external forces is acting on the particles).
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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)]
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