Dimension of momentum

Physics

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MLT−1MLT^{-1}

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Momentum (pp) is defined as the product of mass (mm) and velocity (vv).

p=mvp = mv
  1. Determine the dimension of mass.

    The dimension of mass is MM.

    [m]=M[m] = M
  2. Determine the dimension of velocity.

    Velocity is displacement over time, so its dimension is length (LL) divided by time (TT).

    [v]=LT=LT−1[v] = \frac{L}{T} = LT^{-1}
  3. Combine the dimensions of mass and velocity to find the dimension of momentum.

    [p]=[m]×[v][p] = [m] \times [v] [p]=M×LT−1[p] = M \times LT^{-1} [p]=MLT−1[p] = MLT^{-1}

    The dimension of momentum is MLT−1MLT^{-1}.

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