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Because velocity has a direction as well as a size, momentum is a:

AScalar quantity
BVector quantity
CFixed constant
DUnit of energy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Vector quantity
1. Mass alone carries no direction. 2. Velocity does, and it multiplies straight into the product. 3. So momentum is clearly a vector quantity. _Source: syllabus Physics Part I, Chapter 5, Laws of Motion._
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