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Give quantitative definition of momentum.


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  1. Amount of motion, contained in a body, depends upon two factors: mass and velocity.
  2. Momentum of a body is defined as the product of mass and its velocity.

Momentum(P)=Mass(M)×Velocity(V)

  1. SI unit of the momentum is Kgm/s.

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