Mechanics:Momentum and Impulse

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Contact forces
Contact forces arise from the physical contact between two objects
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Non contact forces
Non contact forces arise even if two objects do not touch each other
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Momentum
Liner momentum is the product of an object's mass and its velocity
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Newtons second law of motion in terms of momentum
The net force acting on an object is equal to the rate of change of momentum of the object in the direction of the net force
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Principle of conservation of linear momentum
The total linear momentum in an isolated system remains constant
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Closed System
A system in which the net external force acting on the system is zero
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Impulse
The product of the resultant/net force acting on an object and the time the resultant/net force acts on the object
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Elastic Collision
A collision in which both total momentum and total kinetic energy are conserved
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Inelastic Collision
A collision during which kinetic energy is not conserved
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