I can see that friction forces affect objects' velocity, which I suppose, should affect there momentum. However, I'm confused as to why in an inelastic collisions, the objects lose kinetic energy (and therefore velocity, right?) and yet still conserve momentum?
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How exactly do friction forces and other external forces change (mostly decrease) the momentum of an object?
We know that the conservation of momentum theory only applies to closed systems with no external forces, yet in real life, there always is external forces that must surely affect the...
Just a quick question about conceptual stuff.
How is momentum lost in real life? Is it because of friction or heat? Yet that only affects kinetic energy, which means that momentum should still be conserved. So, what else is there?