What Is The Different Between Kinetic Energy And Linear Momentum?
The energy due to the motion of the moving body is called kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is the total work required to accelerate a body from its rest velocity to final velocity. Suppose, a mass ‘m’ is moving with a velocity ‘v’, then the kinetic energy of the body is; Kinetic energy= 1/2 * mass * square of velocity K.E = 1/2mv2 The unit of the kinetic energy is joule. On the other hand, the quantity of motion in a moving body is known as momentum. Momentum is the product of mass and velocity of the body. According to the law of conservation of momentum, the total momentum of a system remains constant unless an external force is applied on the system. Momentum = mass x velocity Moreover, the rate of change of momentum in a body is equal to the applied force.
