A 60 kg student weighs 600 N - Edexcel - GCSE Physics - Question 2 - 2013 - Paper 1

To calculate the momentum, we can use the formula:

$p = m imes v$

where:

• $p$ is the momentum,
• $m$ is the mass (in kg),
• $v$ is the speed (in m/s).

Given that the weight of the student is 600 N, we can find the mass using the relationship:

$weight = mass imes gravitational \, acceleration$ $600 \, N = m imes 9.81 \, m/s^2$

This gives: $m = \frac{600}{9.81} \approx 61.15 \, kg$

Now, substituting into the momentum formula:

$p = 61.15 \, kg \times 10 \, m/s \approx 611.5 \, kg \, m/s$

Since the answers provided in the options round the value, the answer closest to our calculation is A: 600 kg m/s.