Cambridge IGCSE Physics
1.6Momentum
Momentum in Cambridge IGCSE Physics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview
Supplement content only: examined on the Extended papers.
Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 1.6.1Supplement: define momentum as mass × velocity and use p = mv.
- 1.6.2Supplement: define impulse as force × time for which it acts and use impulse = FΔt = Δ(mv).
- 1.6.3Supplement: use conservation of momentum to solve simple problems in one dimension.
- 1.6.4Supplement: define resultant force as the rate of change of momentum and use F = Δp/Δt.
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Momentum and impulse
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