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
The unit of linear momentum is :
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N s
kg m s-2
N s-1
kg2 m s-1
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Solution
The unit of linear momentum is : N s
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