why momentum is vector quantity
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because it a
has direction as well as magnitude.
has direction as well as magnitude.
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Let me put it in simple words,
Early scientists experimented many times about collision and stuff.
They found out that the 'power' that decides how 'devastating' a collision would be depends on both the mass of the object in consideration and its velocity.
So, we needed a physical quantity which relates both mass and velocity.
Thus, the concept of momentum was introduced and was made to be equal to the product of mass and velocity. Now, velocity is a vextor quantity and mass is a scalar. So momentum must be a vector quantity.
Hope this helps
Early scientists experimented many times about collision and stuff.
They found out that the 'power' that decides how 'devastating' a collision would be depends on both the mass of the object in consideration and its velocity.
So, we needed a physical quantity which relates both mass and velocity.
Thus, the concept of momentum was introduced and was made to be equal to the product of mass and velocity. Now, velocity is a vextor quantity and mass is a scalar. So momentum must be a vector quantity.
Hope this helps
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