What is the difference between inertia and momentum?

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Inertia is the resistance of any physical object to a change in its state of motion. It is directly proportional to the mass of the body. More the mass, more will be the inertia.

On the other hand, momentum is defined as the product of mass of a body and its velocity.
$M o m e n t u m = M a s s \times V e l o c i t y$
$o r, P = m v$

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