A track athlete throws a 2kg discus into a field with a velocity of 21m/s. What is the momentum of the discus?

Given :

Momentum of disc = 42 kg m/s

Velocity of disc = 21 m/s

To Find :

Mass of the disc.

Solution :

❖ Momentum is defined as the product of mass and it's velocity..

Mathematically, p = m × v

p denotes momentum

m denotes mass

v denoted velocity

➛ It is a vector quantity having both magnitude as well as direction.

➛ It can be positive, negative or zero.

➛ SI unit : kg m/s or N s

By substituting the given values;

➙ p = m × v

➙ 42 = m × 21

➙ m = 42/21

➙ m = 2 kg

∴ Mass of the object is 2 kg.

Knowledge BoosteR :

As per newton's second law of motion, force is measured as the rate of change of linear momentum.

Formula : F = dp / dt

you are certainly talking about this picture:

a: is the label of the white square, it is showing the  replication fork, formed by helicase (d) ==> so it is the site of dna separation and replication 

b: is a new dna brand that is following directly the replication fork, so it is continuous ==> built continuously from 5' to 3

c: dna polymerase cannot replicate dna on its own, it needs the of their proteins, and one of them plays the role of a clamp which fixes  the dna with the dna template and increases  the processivity of the enzyme. ==>   stops polymerase from falling off the  template.

d: is the enzyme responsible for forming the replication fork (helicase) ==> unwinds and separates dna into two strands

e: is the delayed strand, it is built  in the opposite sense of the helicase, so dna will be built in fragments ==> built  fragments from 5' to 3 joins

and finally f: is the enzyme that builds  the new dna strand (dna polymerase) ==>   adds nucleotides to make a new dna helix.

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2. related to or possessing motion potential     -kinetic

3. all of the chemical reactions in an organism required for maintenance of the processes of life entropy     -metabolism

4. possible; ability to go into action or perform work kinetic     -potential

5. the study of energy and its transformations thermodynamics     -thermodynamics