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  • Jul 31, 2007, 04:56 PM
    spacefire5458
    Momentum-classical physics
    Is momentum how difficult it is to stop an object?
    Much appreciated
    Thanks:)
  • Aug 1, 2007, 01:25 AM
    robertva
    Also known as INERTIA

    ANY object with even a SMALL mass will maintain the existing direction AND velocity until acted upon by some force.

    The degree to which the velocity and direction are changed with will be in proportion to the magnitude of the force and inversely proportional to the object's mass.

    A force CAN NOT be applied to ANY object without applying an equal and opposite force to SOME other object.

    Search Wikipedia or your other preferred reference for: Newton's laws of motion
  • Aug 1, 2007, 04:06 AM
    Capuchin
    Inertia is a principle and is not quantifiable. Momentum is quantifiable however, the two are not the same thing.

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