Can u please explain momentum and the law of conservation of momentum with examples?
For a collision occurring between object 1 and object 2 in an isolated system, the total momentum of the two objects before the collision is equal to the total momentum of the two objects after the collision. That is, the momentum lost by object 1 is equal to the momentum gained by object 2. further explanation: Momentum is (mass*velocity). So the heavier an object is or the fast it is going the more momentum it has. Think of a truck vs. a car going at the same speeds. Which one would be harder to stop? The truck of course because it has more mass which means more momentum. The conservation of momentum is a bit confusing, but i usually think of conservation of momentum as the conservation of energy theorem. No energy is ever lost it just changes form. So say a truck smacks into a still car. The car goes flying with the truck until they stop. The truck gave the car momentum by slamming into it. Or you can think of it as the truck gave the car velocity. When the car was still it had not
