Question

What is conservation of momentum? Please explain in detail.

Answer 1

If there is no external force is acting on the system of particles the momentum of a system particles remains conserved. Eg. Recoil of gun, Rocket Propulsion etc.

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.