Rankers Physics
Topic: Work Energy and Power
Subtopic: Kinetic Energy and Momentum

Two masses of 1 g and 4 g are moving with equal kinetic energies. The ratio of the magnitudes of their linear momenta is
1:2
√2:1
4:1
1:16

Solution:

Kinetic Energy is given by K = ½mv² and Momentum is P=m.v, relation between kinetic energy and momentum is

K= P²/2m so P=√(2mK)

So P1/P2= √(m1)/√(m2)= √1/√4 = 1:2

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