Laws Of Motion Question 43

Question: A bullet of mass 5 g is shot from a gun of mass 5 kg. The muzzle velocity of the bullet is 500 m/s. The recoil velocity of the gun is [DCE 2004]

Options:

A) 0.5 m/s

B) 0.25 m/s

C) 1 m/s

D) Data is insufficient

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

By the conservation of linear momentum mBvB=mava thereforevG=mB×vBmG=5×103×5005

=0.5 m/s



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