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What is momentum??
• Momentum is defined as the product of mass
and velocity.
Unit: kgms-1
Type of quantity:
Vector
Example 1
• The momentum,
p = mv =(2)(10) = 20 kgms-1
Principle of Conservation of Momentum
v1 = 26.67 ms-1
Example 3
• A 0.50kg ball travelling at 6.0 ms-1 collides
head-on with a 1.0 kg ball moving in the
opposite direction at a speed of 12.0 ms-1.
The 0.50kg ball moves backward at 14.0
ms-1 after the collision. Find the velocity
of the second ball after collision.
Answer
• m1 = 0.5 kg m1u1 + m2u2 = m1v1 + m2v2
m2 = 1.0 kg
(0.5)(6) + (1.0)(-12) =
u1 = 6.0 ms-1
(0.5)(-14) + (1.0)v2
u2 = -12.0 ms-1
v1 = -14.0 ms-1 -9 = - 7 + 1v2
v2 = ?
v2 = -2 ms-1
(IMPORTANT: velocity is negative when the object
move in opposite direction)