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MHT CET · Physics · Center of Mass Momentum and Collision

The kinetic energy of a light body and a heavy body is same. Which one of them has greater momentum?

  1. A A body having high velocity
  2. B Heavy body
  3. C Light body
  4. D A body having large displacement
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(B) Heavy body

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If \(\mathrm{k}\) is the kinetic energy and \(\mathrm{p}\) is the momentum, then \(\mathrm{k}=\frac{\mathrm{p}^2}{2 \mathrm{~m}} \therefore \mathrm{p}^2=2 \mathrm{mk}\)
If \(\mathrm{k}\) is constant, then \(\mathrm{p}^2 \propto \mathrm{m}\)