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L e ar n i n g o bj ec tive s :
Newton’s third law of motion
momentum.
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equal and opposite force acting on object A due to object B. For example,
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of a system is conserved.
• a jet engine exerts a force on hot gas in the engine to expel the
gas – the gas being expelled exerts an equal and opposite force on
the engine.
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force on
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When an object is acted on by a resultant force, its momentum changes.
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force on the object. Now consider several objects which interact with
each other. If no external resultant force acts on the objects, the total
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can transfer momentum between them. But the total momentum does
not change.
force force
on on
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Consider two objects that collide with each other then separate. As a
result, the momentum of each object changes. They exert equal and
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opposite forces on each other when they are in contact. So the change
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So the total amount of momentum is unchanged.
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force on
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A from u to v in time t
A A
m v – m u
A A A A
from u to v in time t
B B
third law