Linear momentum
A) has the units of mass times acceleration.
B) has magnitude and direction.
C) is a scalar quantity.
D) none of these

Name: Linear momentum A) has the units of mass times acceleration. B) has magnitude and direction. C) is a scalar quantity. D) none of these
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Linear momentum is a vector quantity, meaning it has both magnitude and direction, which corresponds to choice B. It is defined as the product of an object's mass and its velocity, not mass times acceleration.

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