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conservation of momentum

In mechanics, a law that states that total momentum is conserved (remains constant) in all collisions, providing no external resultant force acts on the colliding bodies. The principle may be expressed as an equation used to solve numerical problems: total momentum before collision = total momentum after collision.



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