Which has the greater momentum when moving?

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I assume there are choices to this question that you forgot to include. No matter, I could just lay out the concept so that you can understand the gist.

The best way to approach this is to know the definition of momentum. In physics, momentum is always defined in terms of equation. For momentum, it is the product of the mass and velocity. Therefore, any increase of these two parameters would promote greater momentum. The greater the mass paired with the faster the velocity, the greater the momentum.

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v = 0.41 m/s

Explanation:

In this case, the change in the mechanical energy, is equal to the work done by the fricition force on the block.
At any point, the total mechanical energy is the sum of the kinetic energy plus the elastic potential energy.
So, we can write the following general equation, taking the initial and final values of the energies:

$\Delta K + \Delta U = W_{ffr} (1)$

Since the block and spring start at rest, the change in the kinetic energy is just the final kinetic energy value, Kf.
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$\Delta U = U_{f} - U_{o} = \frac{1}{2} * k * (x_{f} ^{2} - x_{0} ^{2} ) (3)$

where k = force constant = 815 N/m

xf = final displacement of the block = 0.01 m (taking as x=0 the position

for the spring at equilibrium)

x₀ = initial displacement of the block = 0.03 m

Regarding the work done by the force of friction, it can be written as follows:

$W_{ffr} = - \mu_{k}* F_{n} * \Delta x (4)$

where μk = coefficient of kinettic friction, Fn = normal force, and Δx =

horizontal displacement.

Since the surface is horizontal, and no acceleration is present in the vertical direction, the normal force must be equal and opposite to the force due to gravity, Fg:
Fn = Fg= m*g (5)
Replacing (5) in (4), and (3) and (4) in (1), and rearranging, we get:

$\frac{1}{2} * m* v^{2} = W_{ffr} - \Delta U = W_{ffr} - (U_{f} -U_{o}) (6)$