PhysicsCode 5054
Momentum
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- Define momentum by the product mass × velocity; recall p = mv and use this equation
- Define impulse as force × the length of time over which the force acts; remember and make use of the equation impulse = FΔt = Δ(mv)
- Apply conservation of momentum to tackle straightforward questions confined to one dimension
- Define resultant force as how much momentum changes in each unit of time; recall resultant force = change in momentum / time taken F = ∆p / ∆t and use this equation