Momentum and Impulse (VCE SSCE Physics): Flashcards

Product of mass and velocity

$p = mv$

Vector (has magnitude and direction)

Total momentum before = total momentum after

Objects stick together and move as one mass

Tendency to resist changes in motion

Zero (but object still has inertia)

Change in momentum

N s or kg m s$^{-1}$ (interchangeable)

Impulse