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Calculate the momentum of a toy car of mass 200 g moving with a speed of 5 m/s.

Given: Mass of car, m =200g

Velocity of car, v =5 m/s


Now, 1 kg = 1000 g


Thus, mass of car, m = 0.2kg


Momentum of the car, p= mass × velocity


= 0.2kg × 5 m/s


= 1 kg-m/s

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