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The law of conservation of momentum states that the total momentum of interacting objects does not

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Step-by-step explanation:

The law of conservation of momentum states that, for a system of interacting objects that do not experience a net external force, the total momentum of the system is conserved.

This law can be demonstrated using Newton's second law:


F=ma

where

F is the net force acting on the system of objects

m is the total mass of the system

a is the acceleration

Since the net external force is zero,

F = 0

Therefore


ma=0

Acceleration can be rewritten as the derivative of velocity:


m(dv)/(dt)=0

And using definition of momentum, p = mv,


(d)/(dt)p = 0

Which means that the total momentum does not change.

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