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when a ball is thrown vertically upward its momentum first decreases and then increases. is conservation of momentum violeted in this process?

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Solution

Second law of motion states that the net force acting on a body is directly proportional to the rate of change of momentum.

As the gravitational force is acting on a body, it's momentum changes accordingly.


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