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State two factors which determine the momentum of a body.

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Factors which determine the momentum of a body are:

  1. Mass of the moving body: Larger the mass of a body, larger will be its momentum.
  2. Velocity of the body: Larger the velocity of the body, larger will be its momentum.
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Chapter 3: Laws of Motion - Unit I Exercise 1

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