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Define - Linear momentum.

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The product of mass and velocity of a moving body gives the magnitude of linear momentum. It acts in the direction of the velocity of the object. Linear momentum is a vector quantity.
`"Linear Momentum" = "mass" xx "velocity"`.
Unit of momentum in SI system is `"Kg ms"^(-1)` and in C.G.S system its unit is `"g cm s"^(-2)`.
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