Nathanael said:Momentum is a vector. Only the eastern component of m2's momentum is equal to the momentum of the piece that went due west.
Momentum is a physics concept that describes the quantity of motion an object has. It is calculated by multiplying an object's mass by its velocity.
Momentum and velocity are related but different concepts. Velocity is the speed and direction of an object's motion, while momentum takes into account both the object's mass and its velocity.
An object's mass directly affects its momentum. The greater an object's mass, the greater its momentum will be at a given velocity.
The formula for momentum is: momentum = mass x velocity, or p = mv. Momentum is measured in units of kilogram-meters per second (kg*m/s).
Yes, according to the law of conservation of momentum, the total momentum of a closed system remains constant. This means that in a closed system, the total momentum before and after a collision or interaction will be the same.