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Title: Which of Newton's Laws explains conservation of momentum?
Post by: Jerom on 15/10/2011 13:30:02

Jerom asked the Naked Scientists:
   
How is conservation of momentum related to Newton's laws?

What do you think?

Title: Which of Newton's Laws explains conservation of momentum?
Post by: Soul Surfer on 15/10/2011 15:46:18

The one usually described as the first law of motion.  I states that bodies continue in a state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless acted on by a force.