Physics A-Level
Angular impulse
What Angular impulse means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Angular impulse
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The product of torque and the time for which it acts, with units N m s.
Topics that use Angular impulse
- Angular momentum (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Angular momentum
- Angular velocity
- Frictional torque
- Moment of inertia
- Rotational kinetic energy
- Change in angular momentum
- Conservation of angular momentum
- Newton's second law for rotation
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