Question #334292

at what speed does a gun recoil if it weight 44.5 n and fires a 1.0g bullet at a 2500m/s


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Expert's answer
2022-04-27T13:33:48-0400

The law of conservation of the momentum says

0=mbvbmgvg0=m_bv_b-m_gv_g

Hence, the speed of the gun after shooting

vg=vbmbmg=2500m/s1.0103kg4.54kg=0.55m/sv_g=v_b\frac{m_b}{m_g}\\ =2500\:\rm m/s*\frac{1.0*10^{-3}\:kg}{4.54\:kg}=0.55\: m/s


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