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On doubling the velocity of a moving body, the quantity which gets double is:
- acceleration
- momentum
- kinetic energy
- weight
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momentum
Reason — The momentum of an object is given by the product of its mass (m) and velocity (v) represented by :
p = mv
If the velocity is doubled, then the new momentum (p') becomes:
p' = m x 2v = 2(mv) = 2p
So, the momentum gets doubled when the velocity is doubled.
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