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What is the relationship between the momentum of a body and the force acting on it?
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Force is a measure of the change of momentum over time. It can be written as F = mass x change in velocity / time. In practical terms, the momentum of an object increases when a force is acting upon it, because the force is causing it to accelerate, and to have an increase in velocity.
Posted on August 1, 2013 at 12:03 pm
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