If object is moving while it explodes, net momentum...

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If an object is moving (has a positive/negative velocity) while it explodes, does the net momentum point in the direction that the object was initially moving? Thanks just wondering

 

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If an object is moving (has a positive/negative velocity) while it explodes, does the net momentum point in the direction that the object was initially moving? Thanks just wondering

yes momentum is conserved