©
Dr. Steve Rapp,
2004
The Nature of Momentum
u
The momentum is the product of the mass
of an object and its velocity:
p = mv
u
Using Newton’s second law (F = ma) we
can come up with the following:
u
acceleration =
v/
t; F = ma; F= m
v/
t
and therefore:
F
t = m
v.