Since force is related to a change in momentum and not necessarily just to a change in velocity, what would be an example where only the mass of a body changes but not its velocity when subjected to a force?

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Since force is related to a change in momentum and not necessarily just to a change in velocity, what would be an example where only the mass of a body changes but not its velocity when subjected to a force?

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Chip a piece off a stationary rock. The force of the chisel does not put the rock into motion. It fractures the mass instead.

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