A meteorite burns in air. Is the momentum of the meteorite conserved?

1.	A meteorite burns in air. Is the momentum of the meteorite conserved?
Answer» Solution :Momentum is conserved even when the meteorite BURNS in air. The meteorite loses some momentum which GETS TRANSFERRED to the surrounding air particles and to the gases that the meteorite is transformed into. The TOTAL momentum is conserved because there is no external FORCE.

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