Conservation of Momentum
Conservation of Momentum: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Principle of Conservation of Momentum, External and Internal Forces & Launching of Rocket etc.
Important Questions on Conservation of Momentum
During the rocket launch, initially the momentum will be high.

Explain about rocket launch on the basis of conservation of momentum.

A boy of mass jumps out of a rowing boat of on to the bank with a horizontal velocity of . With what velocity does the boat begin to move backwards?

A bullet of mass travelling at strikes and remains embedded in a freely suspended wooden block. What is the velocity acquired by the block?

A gun of mass fires a shell of mass with a velocity of and recoils with a velocity of . Calculate the mass of the gun.

A gun of mass fires a shell of mass with a velocity of . Calculate the velocity of recoil of the gun.

PSLV and GSLV are India’s popular satellites.

What is the full form of GSLV?

What is the full form of PSLV?

Sum of moments of components of a system remains _____.

State the law of conservation of momentum.

A girl of mass jumps with a horizontal velocity of onto a stationary cart with frictionless wheels. The mass of the cart is . What is her velocity as the cart starts moving?

A revolver of mass fires a bullet of mass with a speed of . Find the momentum of bullet, initial momentum of bullet and revolver and the recoil velocity of revolver.

What does law of conservation of momentum state?

A body of mass has a momentum of , its velocity is _____.

A toy car of mass is moving with a velocity of , its momentum is _____ .

What is the momentum of an object of mass m, moving with a velocity v?

Rocket works on the principle of conservation of

A goalkeeper in the game of football pulls his hands backward after holding the ball shot at the goal. This enables the goalkeeper to

The momentum of an object is given by the formula : . Here is _____.
