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What is the momentum of an object of mass m, moving with a velocity v?
- (mv)2
- mv2
- mv2
- mv
Laws of Motion
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mv
Reason — The momentum of a body is defined as the product of its mass and velocity. For a body of mass m, moving with velocity v, linear momentum p is expressed as : p = mv
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