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Grade 12Mechanics

Show that if an elephant and a mosquito have equal kinetic energy of translation then the elephant has larger momentum

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8 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Arun
8 Years ago
Dear student
 
 …… (2)From equation (2) we observed that, momentum of a particle (p) is directly proportional to the mass of the particle (m).Since both the light and the heavy object have equal kinetic energy, therefore heavier one has the larger momentumk) by the relation,P = √2mEkHeavy object has the larger momentum.Momentum of a particle (p) depends on the kinetic energy of that particle (E  RegardsArun (askIITians forum expert)