Newton’s Second Law corrected the old belief that force is needed to maintain motion. This idea came from the philosopher ______.
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Question
State two factors which determine the momentum of a body.
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Solution
Factors which determine the momentum of a body are:
- Mass of the moving body: Larger the mass of a body, larger will be its momentum.
- Velocity of the body: Larger the velocity of the body, larger will be its momentum.
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