Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Linear momentum and its conservation

Linear momentum and its conservation — practice question

What does the principle of conservation of momentum state?

  • AA force is equal to the rate of change of momentum of the body upon which it acts.
  • BIn a perfectly elastic collision, the relative momentum of the bodies before impact is equal to their relative momentum after impact.
  • CThe momentum of a body is the product of the mass of the body and its velocity.
  • DThe total momentum of a system of interacting bodies remains constant, providing no resultant external force acts on the system.

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