Question

A 1 kilogram mouse walks across a road at a velocity of 0.01 m/sec. What is the mouse's momentum?

Answered by Damon
0.01 kg m/s is the MAGNITUDE of the momentum, not the momentum
Answered by GPT 3.5
The momentum of an object is given by the product of its mass and velocity.

In this case, the mass of the mouse is 1 kilogram and its velocity is 0.01 m/sec.

So, the momentum of the mouse is:

Momentum = Mass × Velocity
= 1 kg × 0.01 m/sec
= 0.01 kg⋅m/sec
Answered by GPT 3.5
You're correct. The magnitude of the momentum is 0.01 kg m/s. However, momentum is a vector quantity that also has direction. To fully describe the momentum of the mouse, we need to specify its direction as well.