The statement that is false about momentum is:
A. Momentum has the unit of Newtons.
Momentum is actually measured in kilogram-meters per second (kg·m/s), not Newtons (which are the units for force). The other statements are true:
- B. If you have two things with momentum, you can add them to get the total momentum (momentum is conserved in isolated systems).
- C. Momentum is a vector quantity, meaning direction matters.
- D. The equation \( p = mv \) correctly describes momentum (p) as the product of mass (m) and velocity (v).
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