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What do we call the product of mass and velocity?
In Newtonian mechanics, linear momentum, translational momentum, or simply momentum (pl. momenta) is the product of the mass and velocity of an object.Example:1.A semi-truck full of logs has a large mass and must slow down long before a stop light because even with a small velocity, it has a large momentum and is difficult to stop.
2. A four-wheeler moving at a relatively fast velocity has a smaller momentum than the semi-truck because of its small mass and will stop much faster. 3. A bullet, although small in mass, has a large momentum because of an extremely large velocity.
2. A four-wheeler moving at a relatively fast velocity has a smaller momentum than the semi-truck because of its small mass and will stop much faster. 3. A bullet, although small in mass, has a large momentum because of an extremely large velocity.
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