Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Linear Momentum and Collisions - Conceptual Questions - Page 189: 3

Answer

It is zero.

Work Step by Step

Each object in a system has a momentum of magnitude $mv$. Kinetic energy is nonnegative, so if the sum of all is zero, each is zero. If the kinetic energy of each particle is zero, the speed of each particle is zero. Then the momentum of each particle is zero, as is the momentum of the whole system.
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