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Important Equations and Quantities

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Table 8.1: Units commonly used in Collisions and Explosions
Units
Quantity Symbol Unit SI base units Direction
velocity   --   or   yes
momentum   --   or   yes
energy E J   or   no

Momentum:

 

(8.13)

Kinetic energy:

 

(8.14)