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

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

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Arun
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6 years ago
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 …… (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)

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