Momentum
Momentum is the product of an object's mass and its velocity. Because velocity has a direction, momentum is a vector: if right is positive, a ball moving left has negative momentum.
Examiner tip
Give the unit as kg m/s or N s. “kg m” is not a unit of momentum.
Worked example
p before = 2.0 × 3.0 = 6.0 kg m/s
p after = (2.0 + 1.0) × v
6.0 = 3.0 v, so v = 2.0 m/s