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Momentum
Understand momentum as the product of mass and velocity; remember and apply the formula p = mv.
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CambridgeIGCSEPhysicsMotion, forces and energy
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- Understand momentum as the product of mass and velocity; remember and apply the formula p = mv.
- Understand impulse as the product of force and the duration for which the force acts; remember and apply the formula ∆ impulse = F t = ( mv ).
- Use the conservation of momentum principle to solve basic problems in a single dimension.
- Understand resultant force as the rate of change of momentum; remember and apply the formula ∆ p = F ∆ t.
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