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Can a body have momentum without energy?

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Yes. When `E=K+V=0` , either both are zero or `K=-V`. Thus, K.E. may or may not be zero.
As `p=sqrt(2mK)`
`:. P=0`, only when `K=0` and `p!=0`, when `K=-V`
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