A 2-kilogram block slides along a horizontal, frictionless surface at 5.0 meters per second for 4 seconds. The magnitude of the block’s momentum is
momentum = mass * velocity
To find the magnitude of the block's momentum, we need to use the formula for momentum:
Momentum (p) = mass (m) × velocity (v)
Given that the mass of the block is 2 kilograms and the velocity is 5.0 meters per second, we can calculate the momentum:
p = m × v
p = 2 kg × 5.0 m/s
p = 10 kg·m/s
So, the magnitude of the block's momentum is 10 kg·m/s.