Is it true that when two similar vehicles are moving with the same velocity on a road such that one of them is loaded and the other one is empty, more force is required to stop the empty vehicle?

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is False.
We know that a body's rate of change of momentum is the force. Therefore, we know that the loaded vehicle has a greater mass in the given case. As both the vehicles are moving with the same velocity, the momentum of the loaded vehicle is large. So, a greater change in momentum is required for a loaded vehicle; hence, a greater force is required to stop the load vehicle.
The correct statement would be that when two similar vehicles move with the same velocity on the road, such that one is loaded and the other is empty, more force is required to stop the loaded vehicle.

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