Calculate the magnitude of the linear momentum for the following cases: a) a proton with mass 1.67×10−27 kg, moving with a speed of 5.00×106 m/s b) a 15.0-g bullet moving with a speed of 300 m/s c) a 75.0-kg sprinter running with a speed of 10.0 m/s d) Earth (mass =5.98×1024 kg) moving with anorbital speed equal to 2.98×104 m/s.

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Use p=mv, where p= momentum, m=mass and v= velocity.  a) a proton with mass 1.67×10−27 kg moving with a speed of 5.00×106 m/s   p=1.67×10−27⋅5.00×106  =8.35⋅10−21 kg m/s  b) a 15.0-g bullet moving with a speed of 300 m/s  p=15.0⋅10−3⋅300=4.5 kgms

Calculate the magnitude of the linear momentum for the following cases: a) a proton with mass 1.67 x 10^{-27} kg, moving with a speed of 5.00\times10^

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