Can any object have momentum even if its mechanical energy is zero? Explain.

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

No, any object cannot have momentum if its mechanical energy is zero. Mechanical energy is sum of both potential energy and kinetic energy.

Which means that there is no PE and KE.

= 0
⇒ v = 0

Now, momentum = mv = m(0) = 0

Hence, there will be no momentum.