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Can a body have energy without having momentum ?

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Yes. A body at rest has no momentum, i.e., p = m upsilon =0.` But a body at rest can have potential energy (due to position or shape).
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  • Assertion : A body cannot have energy without having momentum but it can have momentum without having energy. Reason : Momentum and energy have same dimensions.

    A
    If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
    B
    If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
    C
    If assertion is true but reason is false.
    D
    If the assertion and reason both are false.

  • Assertion : A body cannot have energy without possessing momentum but it can have momentum without having energy. Reason : Momentum and energy have same dimensions.

    A
    If both, Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explantion of Assertion.
    B
    If both, Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
    C
    If Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
    D
    If both, Assertion and Reason are false.

  • Statement-1 : A body with negative energy cannot have momentum. Statement-2 : This is because momentum can be positive only.

    A
    Statement - 1 is ture , statement -2 is true, and statement-2 is correct explanation of statement -1.
    B
    Statement-1 if ture, statement-2 is true, but statement -2 is not a correct explanation of statement-1.
    C
    Statement-1 is false, but statement-2 is false.
    D
    Statement-1 is false, but statement-2 is true.

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