Q. 43.6( 14 Votes )
State whether momentum is scalar or vector.
Answer :
Momentum is a vector quantity. For a particle with mass, the momentum equals mass times velocity, and velocity is a vector quantity while mass is a scalar quantity. A scalar multiplied by a vector is a vector.
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