Find the velocity (in m/s) of a proton that has a momentum of 4.96 x 10^-19 kg. m/s.

The velocity of the proton is

Explanation:

The momentum of a particle is defined as the product of its mass by its velocity and we can calculate it using the following formula:

p=m*v Equation (1)

Where:

p: Is the momentum in kg*m/s

m: Is mass of the particle in kg

v: Is the velocity of the particle in m/s

Data known:

m= 1,6726 × 10^–27 kg : mass of the proton

p= 4.96 X 10^-19 kg.m/s.

We replace this data in the Equation (1):

The velocity of the proton is

can be answered using momentum.

momentum = p

p1= mass1 * velocity1

p1 = p2

therefore

p1 = 6kg * 4m/s

p1 = 24kgm/s

p2=m2 * v2

24 kgm/s = 7kg * v2

v2 = 24 kgm/s / 7kg

v2= 3.42 m/s