Question

What is the momentum of an asteroid that has a mass of 1.35 × 10 kg and a velocity of 12 2.55 × 10 m/s?

Answer 1

Momentum,
`p=3.44* 10^(16)\ kg-m/s`

Step-by-step explanation:

We have,

Mass of the asteroid is
`1.35* 10^(12)\ kg`

Velocity of asteroid is
`2.55* 10^4\ m/s`

It is required to find the momentum of an asteroid. Momentum of an object is given by the its velocity. It is given by :

`p=mv\\\\p=1.35* 10^(12)* 2.55* 10^4\\\\p=3.44* 10^(16)\ kg-m/s`

So, the momentum of the asteroid is
`3.44* 10^(16)\ kg-m/s`.