10–15% of the AP exam. Key topics: Linear momentum as a vector quantity, Change in momentum and the impulse-momentum theorem, Impulse from force-time graphs, Conservation of linear momentum in isolated systems, Perfectly inelastic collisions, Elastic collisions and kinetic energy conservation, Explosions and recoil as momentum conservation scenarios.
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