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    0 1 . 1 State the equation for the momentum of an object.

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    [1 mark]

    0 1 . 2 A speedboat of mass 2000 kg has a momentum of 52,000 kg m/s.


    Calculate its velocity.

    Velocity = ____________________ m/s


    [3 marks]

    0 1 . 3 You read in a textbook that the electron in the hydrogen atom orbits the
    nucleus at approximately 2,200 kilometres per second, and that the mass
    -31
    of the electron is 9.11 × 10 kg. Calculate the momentum of one of
    these electrons.

    Momentum = ____________________ kg m/s


    [3 marks]

    0 2 An ice skater is balancing at rest on an ice rink. She then throws a tennis
    ball forwards and starts to move backwards, as shown below.

    0 2 . 1 State the Principle of Conservation of Momentum.

    ________________________________________________________________________

    ________________________________________________________________________

    [3 marks]

    0 2 . 2 Explain why the ice skater moves as shown in the above diagram.

    ________________________________________________________________________

    ________________________________________________________________________

    [3 marks]

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    0 3 A car of mass 1500 kg is about to crash into the back of a lorry of mass
    6000 kg, as shown below.

    0 3 . 1 Show that the combined momentum of both vehicles before the collision
    is 90,000 kg m/s.

    [3 marks]

    0 3 . 2 After the collision the car and lorry stick together and travel with a
    common velocity of 10 m/s. Calculate their combined momentum after
    the collision.

    Combined momentum after collision = ___________________ kg m/s

    [3 marks]

    0 3 . 3 Compare and comment on the previous two answers.

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    [3 marks]

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