Question

Calculate the magnitude of the linear momentum for the following cases.

(a) a proton with mass 1.67 x 10-27 kg, moving with a speed of 5.05 x 106 m/s

(d) the Earth (mass - 5.98 x 1024 kg) moving with an orbital speed equal to 2.98 x 10 m/s.

Answer 1

8.4335 x 10^-²¹, 1.78204 x 10²⁶

Step-by-step explanation:

p = mv

p = (5.05 x 10⁶)(1.67 x 10^-²⁷)

p = 8.4335 x 10^-²¹

p = mv

p = (5.98 x 10²⁴)(2.98 x 10)

p = 1.78204 x 10²⁶