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Linear Momentum Questions With Solutions
Linear Momentum Questions With Solutions
Solutions
Linear momentum questions with solutions and explanations at the bottom of the page. The
Questions
1. If the speed and mass of an object are doubled, which of the following is true?
E) The momentum and the kinetic energy of the object are quadrupled
2. Two object A and B of velocities v1 and v2 have momenta with equal magnitude. If |v1| < |v
3. Two objects A and B have velocities v1 and v2 and masses m1 and m2. If |v1| < |v2| and th
B) The magnitude of the momentum of A is greater than the magnitude of the momentum o
C) The magnitude of the momentum of A is smaller than the magnitude of the momentum o
4. How long does it take a 2000-Kg car to stop from a velocity of 35 m/s if a braking force of 40
Newtons is used?
A) 35 s
B) 70 s
C) 8.75 s
D) 10 s
E) 17.5 s
5. Object A of mass m1 is moving at a velocity v1 to the right. It collides and sticks to object B
mass m2 moving in the same direction as object A with a velocity v2. After collision, the two
objects have a velocity equal to (1/2)(v1 + v2). What is the relationship between m1 and m2
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A) m1 > m2
B) m1 < m2
C) m1 = 2 m2
D) m1 = m2
E) m1 = (1/2) m2
6. A 2-Kilogram object slides, on a smooth surface, towards the north at a velocity of 5 meters
second. The object hits a fixed pole and is deflected from north to east by an angle of 60° a
has a velocity of 5 meters per second. The change in the magnitude of the northward comp
A) - 15 Kg.m/s
B) - 10 Kg.m/s
C) -5 Kg.m/s
D) 0 Kg.m/s
E) 5 Kg.m/s
7. An object of mass 4 Kg is moving towards the east at a velocity of 6 meters per second. It
collides and sticks to a 6-Kg object moving with a velocity of 5 meters per second in the sam
A) 1.2 J
B) 4.25 J
C) 0 J
D) 2.4 J
E) 5 J
8. Two objects A and B of masses 1 and 3 Kg are held by a compressed massless spring and
at rest. When the spring is released, object A moves to the left with a velocity of 9 m/s. Wha
Another object B of mass m2 is moving to the left in the same path as object A but in the
opposite direction. What would be the speed of object B be so that when the two objects co
B) m1 |v1| / m2
C) (m1 + m2) |v1| / m1
D) m2 |v1| / m1
11. p=mv
k = (1/2) m v2
Answer: D
Let K1 = (1/2) m1 |v1|2 and K2 = (1/2) m2 |v2|2 , kinetic energies of objects A and B
We know that
|v1| < |v2|
Multiply both sides of the above inequality by (1/2) |p1| and (1/2) |p2| taking into account tha
= |p2|
which gives
K1 < K2
Answer: D
K1 = (1/2) m1 |v1|2 , K2 = (1/2) m2 |v2|2 , kinetic energies of objects A and B are equal
K1 = K2 given
Let |p1| = m1 |v1| and |p2| = m2 |v2| , the momenta of objects A and B
We know that
Divide the numerator and denominator in the above by K1 and K2 (note K1 = K2), to obtain
|v1| / K1 < |v2| / K2
Which gives
Simplify to obtain
Answer: B
14. The brakes in a car are used to stop the car hence to change the momen
of the car from some value to zero. The relationship between an applied force to an object o
F Δt = Δp = m (vf - vi) , vf final velocity and vi initial velocity, Δ t is the time during which forc
applied.
in magnitude
Δt
Δ t = 2000 |0 - 35| / 4000 = 17.5 seconds
Answer: E
m1 v1 - m1 v2 + m2 v2 - m2 v1 = 0
factor
taking into account that v1 is not equal to v2, solve the above equation to obtain
m1 = m2
Answer: D
16.
Momentum before hitting the pole: p1 = m v = 2 × 5 = 10 K.m/s one component (only) to the
north
Momentum after hitting the pole: 2 components: to the north p2n = 2 × 5 cos (60°) to the ea
Answer: C
17. Momentum before collision: p1 = 4×6 + 6×5 = 54 Kg.m/s
Momentum after collision: p2 = (4 + 6) v2 ; v2 is the velocity of the two objects together afte
collision
momentum is conserved: 54 = 10 v2
v2 = 5.4 m/s
Answer: A
momentum is conserved: 0 = - 9 + 3 v2
Answer: B
19. Answer: D
20. Assuming positive motion when an object moving to the right. Since both
objects moving along a straight line, the velocities have one component along the path of m
which a straight line and this component is either positive (to the right) or negative (to the le
momentum after collision: p2 = 0 (they both stop hence velocities equal to 0 after collision).
Answer: B