Showing posts with label Momentum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Momentum. Show all posts

Monday, 26 May 2014

1.23 use the relationship between force, change in momentum and time taken

force (N) = change in momentum (kg m/s) / time taken (s)

1.22 use the conservation of momentum to calculate the mass, velocity or momentum of objects

Remember:
Momentum before = momentum after
This means all the momentum has to have gone somewhere.
e.g.
A 1kg gun fires a bullet at 0.01kg bullet at 150m/s. 
Find the velocity of the gun backwards!

  1. Total momentum before firing = 0 kg m/s
  2. Total momentum after firing = momentum of bullet + momentum of gun = (0.01 x 150) + (1 x v)
    1. So total momentum after firing = 1.5 + v
    2. Plug that into the momentum before = momentum after > 1.5 + v = 0
    3. Rearrange > v = -1.5 m/s

    NB - from the beginning identify the unknown and put it into the formula e.g v

    Overall, use the two formulas momentum before = momentum after and momentum = mass x velocity

    1.21 use the idea of momentum to explain safety features

    In an exam this would usually ask you something about a car.
    Remember force = change in momentum / time taken. This means that if your momentum takes longer to change then you will experience less of a force.
    Car manufacturers etc. use this to reduce the impact of crashes with seatbelts etc.

    1.20 know and use the relationship between momentum, mass and velocity: momentum = mass × velocity p = m × v

    momentum = mass × velocity

    Always use kg for the mass and m/s for the velocity:

    momentum (kg m/s) = mass (kg) x velocity (m/s)

    1.1 Use the following units: kilogram metre/second (kg m/s).

    Momentum

    kg m/s is the unit of momentum.